Minister in the Presidency

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South Africa
Minister of the Presidency
since 6 March 2023
The Presidency
Style The Honourable
Appointer President of South Africa
Inaugural holder Essop Pahad
Formation1999
Website The Presidency

The minister in the presidency is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa, appointed by the President of South Africa. The minister has general responsibility for portfolios in the Office of the President of South Africa. Some former Ministers in the Presidency have been assigned specific portfolios.

Contents

The current minister in the presidency is Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who was appointed to the position in March 2023. [1]

History

The first minister in the presidency was Essop Pahad, [2] [3] who served in the position under President Thabo Mbeki's and who was a notoriously powerful figure in Mbeki's government. [4]

Functions and responsibilities

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. [5]

List of ministers with general portfolios

NamePortraitTermPartyPresident
Essop Pahad Essop Pahad (1985).jpg 19992008 ANC Thabo Mbeki
(Mbeki I) (Mbeki II)
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang No image.svg 20082009 ANC Kgalema Motlanthe
(Motlanthe)
Jeff Radebe Jeff Radebe (Red carpet) - Global Citizen Festival Hamburg 01.jpg 20142018 ANC Jacob Zuma
(Zuma II)
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma with Obamas 2014 (cropped).jpg 20182019 ANC Cyril Ramaphosa
(Ramaphosa I)
Jackson Mthembu No image.svg 20192021 ANC Cyril Ramaphosa
(Ramaphosa II)
Mondli Gungubele Mondli Gungubele.jpg 20212023 ANC Cyril Ramaphosa
(Ramaphosa II)
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni South African Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni (cropped).jpg 2023 ANC Cyril Ramaphosa
(Ramaphosa II)

List of ministers with specialised portfolios

National Planning Commission, 2009–2014

NamePortraitTermPartyPresident
Trevor Manuel Trevor Manuel, IMF 62PH030922AAH.jpg 20092014 ANC Jacob Zuma
(I)

Performance monitoring, evaluation and administration, 2009–2014

NamePortraitTermPartyPresident
Collins Chabane No image.svg 20092014 ANC Jacob Zuma
(I)

Women, youth and persons with disabilities, 2014–2024

Planning, monitoring and evaluation, 2023–2024

Electricity, 2023–2024

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