Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

{{Short description|South African political office}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}

{{Use South African English|date=August 2015}}

{{Infobox Political post

| post = {{small|South Africa}}
Minister

| body = International
Relations and Cooperation

| flag = Flag of South Africa.svg{{!}}border

| flagsize = 110px

| flagcaption = Flag of South Africa

| insignia =

| insigniasize = 100px

| insigniacaption = Coat of Arms

| department = Department of International Relations and Cooperation

| image = Ronald Lamola (cropped).jpg

| alt =

| incumbent = Ronald Lamola

| incumbentsince = 30 June 2024

| style = The Honourable

| residence =

| appointer = Cyril Ramaphosa

| appointerpost = President of South Africa

| termlength =

| inaugural = J. B. M. Hertzog

| formation = 1927

| last =

| end =

| succession =

| deputy = Alvin Botes
Thandi Moraka

| salary = R2,211,937"[http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/38470_proc3.pdf Determination salaries and allowances of the Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129112001/http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/38470_proc3.pdf |date=29 January 2016 }}", Proclamation No. 3 of 2015.

| website = [http://www.dirco.gov.za/ Department of International Relations and Cooperation]

}}

The minister of international relations and cooperation is the foreign minister of the South African government, with political responsibility for South Africa's foreign relations and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. The present minister is Ronald Lamola, who was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 30 June 2024.

After the creation of the Union of South Africa as a British dominion in 1910, its foreign relations were initially carried out by the British Foreign Office. However, in 1927 the South African government established a Department of External Affairs. From 1927 until 1955, the prime minister also served as foreign minister.{{cite web |url=http://rulers.org/safrgov.html |title=South African Ministries, etc. |work=Rulers |access-date=21 August 2011}}