South Africa Minister of Public Works | |
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Department of Public Works | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Inaugural holder | Sir David Graaf |
Formation | 31 May 1910 |
Deputy | Bernice Swarts |
Website | Department of Public Works |
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure (formerly the Ministry of Public Works) is the minister of the South African government with political responsibility for South Africa's Department of Public Works. The current minister is Sihle Zikalala, who was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 6 March 2023.
The ministry was created after the creation of the Union of South Africa as a British dominion in 1910.
Minister | Party | Term | Under |
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George Bartlett | National Party | 1989–1991 | Government of State President F. W. de Klerk |
Leon Wessels | NP | 1991–1992 | |
Gene Louw | NP | 1992–1993 | |
Louis Shill | NP | 1993–1994 | |
Jeff Radebe | ANC | 11 May 1994 – 16 June 1999 | Government of President Nelson Mandela |
Stella Sigcau | ANC | 17 June 1999 – 7 May 2006 | Government of President Thabo Mbeki |
Thoko Didiza | ANC | 22 May 2006 - 25 September 2008 | |
Geoff Doidge | ANC | 25 September 2008 – 11 May 2009 | Government of President Kgalema Motlanthe |
11 May 2009 - 1 November 2010 | Government of President Jacob Zuma | ||
Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde | ANC | 1 November 2010 - 24 October 2011 | |
Thulas Nxesi | ANC | 24 October 2011 – 30 March 2017 | |
Nathi Nhleko | ANC | 30 March 2017 – 26 February 2018 | |
Thulas Nxesi | ANC | 26 February 2018 - 29 May 2019 | Government of President Cyril Ramaphosa |
Patricia de Lille [1] | GOOD | 30 May 2019 – 6 March 2023 | |
Sihle Zikalala | ANC | 7 March 2023 – 14 June 2024 |
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