Minister of State for National Security

Minister of State for National Security in the Office of the President and Cabinet
Ministry of State overview
Minister responsible	Lovemore Matuke, Minister of State for National Security in the Office of the President and Cabinet;
Child Ministry of State	CIO ;

Last updated October 10, 2025

The Minister of State for National Security in the Office of the President and Cabinet is a non-cabinet ministerial position in the government of Zimbabwe. Notable ministers have included Didymus Mutasa, Nicholas Goche, and Emmerson Mnangagwa.^[1] The minister oversaw the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), although it has been argued that it is the CIO that controls the ministry since they say the Minister is a political appointee.

The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Defence on 30 November 2017 to become the Ministry of Defence, Security and War Veterans. In November 2024, President Emmerson Mnangagwa reestablished the ministry, appointing Lovemore Matuke to lead it.

List of ministers

Emmerson Mnangagwa (1980–2088) as Minister of State for National Security in the President's Office
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Nicholas Goche (2000–2005) as Minister of State for National Security
Didymus Mutasa (2005–2009) as Minister of State for National Security, Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement in the President's Office
Sydney Sekeramayi (2009–2013) as Minister of State for National Security in the President's Office
Kembo Mohadi (2015–2017) as Minister of State for National Security in the President's Office
Owen Ncube (2018–2022)
Lovemore Matuke (2024-present)

References

↑ "New Cabinet appointed". The Herald (Zimbabwe). 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.

Part One of the leaked Zim CIO list - SW Radio Africa News ^{[ usurped ]}

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[swornin2-1] "New Cabinet appointed". The Herald (Zimbabwe). 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.

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