Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Matabeleland South

Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Matabeleland South
Incumbent Albert Nguluvhe since 11 April 2025
Minister of State for Provincial Affairs
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet of Zimbabwe Parliament of Zimbabwe
Reports to	The President
Seat	New Government Complex, Gwanda
Appointer	The President
Term length	Five years, renewable for a second or subsequent term of office
Constituting instrument	Provincial Councils and Administration Act (Chapter 29:11)
Precursor	Provincial Governor of Matabeleland South
Formation	22 August 2013
Deputy	Permanent Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution
Website	testdomain10.gov.zw

The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Matabeleland South is the Provincial Minister of State for Matabeleland South in Zimbabwe. The minister oversees provincial affairs and sits in the Parliament of Zimbabwe. ^[1] The minister is appointed by the President of Zimbabwe and is appointed for a term of five years, which can be renewed for a second or subsequent term. Historically, the minister held the title Governor of Matabeleland South, but the office has since been renamed to align with the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe, which does not allow for Provincial Governors. ^[2]

List of Ministers

Parliamentary position:    Elected Member of the House of Assembly    Elected Member of the Senate   Non-Elected Minister

No.	Name Birth–Death			Term in office	Party		Appointed by
Provincial Governors
			Mark Dube [a] 3 April 1935 - 28 July 2004	2 March 1984 – 1 January 1993		ZANU-PF	Robert Mugabe
			Stephen Nkomo 3 October 1926 - 20 April 2003	1 January 1993 – 20 April 2003		ZANU-PF
			Angeline Masuku b. 14 October 1936	1 December 2003 – 28 June 2013		ZANU-PF
Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs
			Abednico Ncube b. 13 April 1954	25 August 2013 – 9 October 2017		ZANU-PF	Robert Mugabe
			Aaron Maboyi Ncube	9 October 2017 – 21 November 2017		ZANU-PF
			Abednico Ncube b. 13 April 1954	4 December 2017 – 22 August 2023		ZANU-PF	Robert Mugabe
			Evelyn Ndlovu	12 September 2023 – 11 April 2025		ZANU-PF
			Albert Nguluvhe b. 11 November 1958	11 April 2025 – present		ZANU-PF

See also

• List of current provincial governors of Zimbabwe

Notes

1. Dube was elected MP to the House of Assembly in 1980. He was a Senator following the 1985 elections. The Senate was abolished in 1987.

References

1. "Provincial Councils and Administration Amendment Bill H.B. 5, 2021" (PDF). Veritas. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
2. "CCDZ Legal Brief on the Provincial Councils and Administration Amendment Bill" (PDF). Kubatana. Retrieved 16 October 2025.