South Africa Minister of Public Service and Administration | |
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Department of Public Service and Administration | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | The President of South Africa |
Inaugural holder | Zola Skweyiya |
Formation | 11 May 1994 |
Deputy | Pinky Kekana |
Website | Department of Public Service and Administration |
The minister of public service and administration is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa. The ministry provides political leadership to the national Department of Public Service and Administration.
Minister | Term | President | Citation | |
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Zola Skweyiya | 1994 | 1999 | Mandela (I) | [1] |
Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi | 1999 | 2008 | Mbeki (I) | [2] |
Mbeki (II) | [3] | |||
Richard Baloyi | 2008 | 2011 | Motlanthe (I) | [4] |
Zuma (I) | [5] | |||
Roy Padayachie | 2011 | 2012 | [6] | |
Lindiwe Sisulu | 2012 | 2014 | [7] | |
Collins Chabane | 2014 | 2015 | Zuma (II) | [8] |
Ngoako Ramatlhodi | 2015 | 2017 | [9] | |
Faith Muthambi | 2017 | 2018 | [10] | |
Ayanda Dlodlo | 2018 | 2019 | Ramaphosa (I) | [11] |
Senzo Mchunu | 2019 | 2021 | Ramaphosa (II) | [12] |
Ayanda Dlodlo | 2021 | 2022 | [13] | |
Noxolo Kiviet | 2023 | 2024 | [14] | |
Mzamo Buthelezi | 2024 | – | Ramaphosa (III) |
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