Mr Gayton Mc Kenzie

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

He is a businessman, motivational speaker, author and former Executive Mayor of the Central Karoo District Municipality. He is also the president of the Patriotic Alliance political party.

He came to prominence in the early 2000s for his role in a prison exposé that eventually led to his early release amid an investigation of prison corruption by the Jali Commission of Inquiry.McKenzie grew up in the Heidedal neighbourhood of Bloemfontein

McKenzie used his story of changing from a life of crime during the apartheid years in South Africa to attaining success as a businessman.

Many of his books have been bestsellers in South Africa, starting with The Choice: The Gayton McKenzie Story. Other books include A Hustler's Bible, The Uncomfortable Truth, Trapped, Kill Zuma By Any Means Necessary,and A Hustler's Bible, The New Testament.

McKenzie launched the Patriotic Alliance political party on 30 November 2013.