 In January 1992, the Central Executive Committee elected him acting general secretary in January over Marcel Golding, and in 1997, he was elected Secretary-General of the ANC, replacing Ramaphosa.Motlanthe was elected the secretary general of the ANC at its Mafikeng Conference in December 1997, with Mbeki as its president.He was responsible for ensuring that the ANC implemented and carried out its policies and programmes.