| 25th South African Parliament | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Jurisdiction | South Africa | ||||
| Meeting place | Cape Town | ||||
| Term | 6 May 2009 – 21 May 2014 | ||||
| National Assembly of South Africa | |||||
_seats_2009.svg) Composition of the National Assembly | |||||
| Members | 400 | ||||
| Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa | Max Sisulu | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Athol Trollip (until 27 October 2011) Lindiwe Mazibuko (from 27 October 2011) | ||||
| National Council of Provinces | |||||
 Composition of the National Council of Provinces | |||||
| Members | 90 | ||||
| Chairperson | M.J. Mahlangu | ||||
| Deputy Chairperson | Thandi Memela | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Watty Watson | ||||
| Terms of the Parliament of South Africa |
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The 25th South African Parliament was the fourth Parliament of South Africa to convene since the introduction of non-racial government in South Africa in 1994. It was elected in the general election of 22 April 2009, and first met on 6 May of that year to elect Jacob Zuma as the fourth President of South Africa. It was formally opened by the newly elected President's State of the Nation address in a joint sitting on 3 June 2009.[1] The ANC retained its majority, although it was reduced to 264 seats out of 400 (66%) in the National Assembly, while the Democratic Alliance increased its lead of the opposition, taking 67 seats (16.75%). The Speaker of the National Assembly was Max Sisulu of the ANC and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces was M. J. Mahlangu, also of the ANC.