South Africa Minister of the Presidency | |
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The Presidency Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Essop Pahad |
Formation | 1999 |
Deputy |
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Website | The Presidency |
The Minister in the Presidency is a Minister in the Cabinet of South Africa and is chosen by the President of South Africa.
The minister is responsible for all portfolios within the Office of the President of South Africa.
The current Minister in the Presidency is Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who was appointed to the position in March 2023. [1]
The Minister in the Presidency has political responsibility for the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics South Africa, the Government Communication and Information System, the Media Development and Diversity Agency, Brand South Africa and the State Security Agency. [2]
Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
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Essop Pahad [3] | 1999 | 2008 | ANC | Thabo Mbeki (I) (II) | |||
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang | 2008 | 2009 | ANC | Kgalema Motlanthe (Motlanthe) |
Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
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Trevor Manuel | 2009 | 2014 | ANC | Jacob Zuma (I) |
Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
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Collins Chabane | 2009 | 2014 | ANC | Jacob Zuma (I) |
Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
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Jeff Radebe | 2014 | 2018 | ANC | Jacob Zuma (II) | |||
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma | 2018 | 2019 | ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa (Ramaphosa I) | |||
Jackson Mthembu | 2019 | 2021 | ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa (Ramaphosa II) | |||
Mondli Gungubele | 2021 | 2023 | ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa (Ramaphosa II shuffled) | |||
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni | 2023 | Present | ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa (Ramaphosa II shuffled) |
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