RESTORE • REBUILD • RENEW

Our Leadership

Federal Council & National Structures

Discipline, humility and measurable performance. The people accountable for the National Restoration Party and its 2026 campaign.

Federal Council

Adrian Lesetja, President & Federal Chair

Adrian Lesetja

President & Federal Chair

Founder of the National Restoration Party and its candidate for a new direction in local government. A community organiser from Ga-Molepo in Limpopo, he built NRP around a simple conviction: municipalities must serve the people who fund them.

Responsibilities

  • Political leadership of the party and the 2026 campaign
  • Chairs the Federal Council
  • Public representative and spokesperson on policy

Salthiel Mabye

Secretary General / Federal Secretary

Responsible for the administration, records and internal discipline of the party, and for coordination between national structures, provinces and ward committees.

Responsibilities

  • Party administration, records and membership systems
  • Coordination of provincial and ward structures
  • Convening of party meetings and resolutions

Charles Keetse

Treasurer General / Chief Finance Officer

Custodian of party finances, responsible for financial controls, reporting and compliance with South African political funding requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Financial management and controls
  • Budgeting for the 2026 election campaign
  • Financial reporting and funding compliance

National Task Team

National structures coordinating organisation, elections, communications and community outreach.

Head of Presidency & National Organiser

Coordinates the Presidency, national outreach programme and organisational build-out.

Deputy President

Supports the President and deputises in national engagements.

National Chairperson

Chairs national meetings and oversees provincial coordination.

Vice Chairperson

Deputises for the National Chairperson across structures.

National Elections Head

Leads candidate registration, ward readiness and election-day operations.

National Youth Coordinator

Builds the youth structure and campus/community mobilisation.

National Women's Coordinator

Builds the women's structure and community programmes.

National Communications Head

Media, statements, digital campaigning and community messaging.

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