Minister in the Presidency
{{Short description|Minister in the Cabinet of South Africa}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use South African English|date=August 2015}}
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Minister
| body = the Presidency
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| department = The Presidency
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| incumbent = Khumbudzo Ntshavheni
| incumbentsince = 6 March 2023
| style = The Honourable
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| appointer = President of South Africa
| inaugural = Essop Pahad
| formation = 1999
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| website = [http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/ The Presidency]
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The minister in the presidency is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa, appointed by the President of South Africa. The minister has general responsibility for portfolios in the Office of the President of South Africa. Some former Ministers in the Presidency have been assigned specific portfolios.
The current minister in the presidency is Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who was appointed to the position in March 2023.{{Cite web |last=Khumalo |first=Juniour |title=Two new ministries as Ramaphosa introduces Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as the electricity minister |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/politics/government/two-new-ministries-as-ramaphosa-introduces-kgosientsho-ramokgopa-as-the-electricity-minister-20230306 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}
History
The first minister in the presidency was Essop Pahad,{{Cite news |last=McGreal |first=Chris |date=1999-06-18 |title=Mbeki doubles women in cabinet |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/jun/18/southafrica.chrismcgreal |access-date=2024-07-01 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |date=1999-06-18 |title=Mbeki doubles women in cabinet |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/jun/18/southafrica.chrismcgreal |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} who served in the position under President Thabo Mbeki's and who was a notoriously powerful figure in Mbeki's government.{{Cite web |date=1999 |title=Tough at the top |url=https://hsf.org.za/publications/focus/issue-16-fourth-quarter-1999/tough-at-the-top |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Helen Suzman Foundation |language=en-us}}
Functions and responsibilities
The minister in the presidency has political responsibility for the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics South Africa, the Government Communication and Information System, the Media Development and Diversity Agency, Brand South Africa and the State Security Agency.{{cite press release |date=14 June 2019 |title=President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments |publisher=The Presidency |url=https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-announces-reconfigured-departments-14-jun-2019-0000 |accessdate=18 August 2020}}
List of ministers with general portfolios
| class="wikitable" width="60%"
! colspan="2" width="20%" |Name ! width="75" |Portrait ! colspan="2" width="30%" |Term ! width="10%" |Party ! colspan="2" width="25%" |President |
| style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" |
|70px |align="center" | 1999 |align="center" | 2008 |align="center" | ANC | style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | |align="center" | Thabo Mbeki |
|---|
| style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" |
|70px |align="center" | 2008 |align="center" | 2009 |align="center" | ANC | style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | |align="center" | Kgalema Motlanthe |
| style="text-align:center"
! style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | align="left" | Jeff Radebe | align="center" | 70px | 2014 | 2018 | ANC | style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | Jacob Zuma |
| style="text-align:center"
! style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | align="left" | Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma | align="center" | 70px | 2018 | 2019 | ANC | style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| style="text-align:center"
! style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | align="left" | Jackson Mthembu | align="center" | 70px | 2019 | 2021 | ANC | style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| style="text-align:center"
! style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | align="left" | Mondli Gungubele | align="center" | 70px | 2021 | 2023 | ANC | style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| style="text-align:center"
! style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | align="left" | Khumbudzo Ntshavheni | align="center" | 70px | 2023 | | ANC | style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | Cyril Ramaphosa |
List of ministers with specialised portfolios
=National Planning Commission, 2009–2014=
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! colspan="2" width="20%" |Name ! width="75" |Portrait ! colspan="2" width="30%" |Term ! width="10%" |Party ! colspan="2" width="25%" |President |
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! style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | align="left" | Trevor Manuel | align="center" | 70px | 2009 | 2014 | ANC | style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | Jacob Zuma |
=Performance monitoring, evaluation and administration, 2009–2014=
| class="wikitable" width="60%"
! colspan="2" width="20%" |Name ! width="75" |Portrait ! colspan="2" width="30%" |Term ! width="10%" |Party ! colspan="2" width="25%" |President |
| style="text-align:center"
! style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | align="left" | Collins Chabane | align="center" | 70px | 2009 | 2014 | ANC | style="width:1%;background-color: {{party color|African National Congress}}" | | Jacob Zuma |
= Women, youth and persons with disabilities, 2014–2024 =
{{Main|Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities}}
= Planning, monitoring and evaluation, 2023–2024 =
{{Main|Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation}}
= Electricity, 2023–2024 =
{{Main|Minister in the Presidency for Electricity}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/ The Presidency]
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Category:Lists of political office-holders in South Africa
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