Minister of Transport (South Africa)

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South Africa
Minister of Transport
List
  • 10 other official names:
  • Minister van Vervoer (Afrikaans)
  • uNgqongqotjhe wezokuThutha (Southern Ndebele)
  • UMphathiswa wezoThutho (Xhosa)
  • uNgqongqoshe Wezokuthutha (Zulu)
  • Indvuna Yetekutfutsa (Swazi)
  • Tona ya Dinamelwa (Northern Sotho)
  • Letona la Dipalangwang (Sotho)
  • Tona la Dipalangwa (Tswana)
  • Holobye ya Vutleketli (Tsonga)
  • Minisiṱa wa Vhuendi (Venda)
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Barbara Creecy.jpg
Incumbent
Barbara Creecy
since 30 June 2024
Department of Transport
Style The Honourable
Appointer Cyril Ramaphosa
Inaugural holder George Bartlett
Formation16 August 1989
Deputy Mkhuleko Hlengwa [1]
Salary R1,724,897 [2]
Website Department of Transport

The minister of transport is a minister of the Cabinet of South Africa who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Transport.

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List of ministers of transport (since 1989)

NamePortraitTermPartyPresident
George Bartlett 1989 – 1991 NP F. W. de Klerk
(I)
Piet Welgemoed 1991 – 1994 NP F. W. de Klerk
(I)
Mac Maharaj 11 May 1994 – 1999 ANC Nelson Mandela
(I)
Dullah Omar 1999 – 2004 ANC Thabo Mbeki
(I)
Jeff Radebe Jeff Radebe (Red carpet) - Global Citizen Festival Hamburg 01.jpg 29 April 2004 – 10 May 2009 ANC Thabo Mbeki
(II)
Kgalema Motlanthe
(I)
S'bu Ndebele 11 May 2009 – 12 June 2012 ANC Jacob Zuma
(I)
Ben Martins Ben Martins.jpg 12 June 2012 – 9 July 2013 ANC Jacob Zuma
(I)
Dipuo Peters Dipuo Peters.jpg 10 July 2013 – 30 March 2017 ANC Jacob Zuma
(I)(II)
Joe Maswanganyi 31 March 2017 – 28 February 2018 ANC Jacob Zuma
(II)
Blade Nzimande Blade Nzimande - Unisa Roundtable.jpg 28 February 2018 – 29 May 2019 ANC Cyril Ramaphosa
(I)
Fikile Mbalula Fikile Mbalula.png 30 May 2019 – 6 March 2023 ANC Cyril Ramaphosa
(II)
Sindisiwe Chikunga Sindiswe Chikunga.jpg 7 March 2023 — 30 June 2024 ANC Cyril Ramaphosa
(II)
Barbara Creecy Barbara Creecy.jpg 30 June 2024 — Present ANC Cyril Ramaphosa (III)

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References

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  2. "Determination of the total remuneration of the Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers", Proclamation No. 77 of 2009. Staatskoerant, No. 32739, 23 November 2009, p. 3. Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine .