Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa) explained

Post:South Africa
Minister
Body:Home Affairs
Flag:Flag of South Africa.svgborder
Flagsize:110px
Flagcaption:Flag of South Africa
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Coat of Arms
Department:Department of Home Affairs
Incumbent:Leon Schreiber
Incumbentsince:30 June 2024
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Cyril Ramaphosa
Appointerpost:President of South Africa
Inaugural:Jan Smuts
Formation:31 May 1910
Deputy:Fatima Chohan
Salary:R2,211,937[1]
Website:Department of Home Affairs

The Minister of Home Affairs is the minister in the Cabinet of South Africa with responsibility for the Department of Home Affairs. This position is currently filled by Leon Schreiber, who was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 30 June 2024.[2] The position includes responsibility for immigration, refugee and asylum policy, for the civil registry, and for the issuing of identity documents and passports.

List of Past Ministers

Minister of the Interior Affairs, 1910–1984

Namewidth=75PortraitTermwidth=10%PartyPrime Minister
align=left Jan Smuts19101912SAPLouis Botha
align=left Abraham Fischer19121913
align=left Jan Smuts19131919
Thomas Watt19191921
Jan Smuts
SAPJan Smuts
align=left Patrick Duncan19211924
align=left D.F. Malan19 June 192417 May 1933NPJ.B.M. Hertzog
align=left J.F.H Hofmeyer17 May 19331936UPJ.B.M. Hertzog
align=left Richard Stuttaford19361939
Harry Lawrence193917 July 1943
Jan Smuts
align=left C.F. Clarksonalign=center 17 July 194326 May 1948UPJan Smuts
align=left T.E. Dönges26 May 194816 April 1958HNPD.F. Malan
Tom Naudé16 April 19588 October 1961NPStrydom
Hendrik Verwoerd
align=left Jan de Klerk8 October 196130 March 1966NPHendrik Verwoerd
align=left P.K. le Roux30 March 196610 April 1968
Lourens Muller10 April 19681970
B.J. Vorster
align=left Marais Viljoen19701970NPB.J. Vorster
align=left Theo Gerdener19701972
align=left Connie Mulder19721978
align=left Alwyn Schlebusch19781980
Jan Christiaan Heunis19801982
NPP.W. Botha
align=left F.W. de Klerk19821984

Minister of Internal Affairs, 1984–1994

Namewidth=75PortraitTermwidth=10%PartyPresident
align=left F.W. de Klerk19841985NPP.W. Botha
align=left Stoffel Botha19856 September 1989
align=left Gene Louw6 September 19891992NPF.W. de Klerk
align=left Louis Pienaar19921993
align=left Danie Schutte199310 May 1994

Minister of Home Affairs, 1994–present

NamePortraitTermPartyPresident
Mangosuthu Buthelezi10 May 1994 – 13 July 2004IFPNelson Mandela(Government of National Unity)
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula13 July 2004 – 21 April 2009ANCThabo MbekiKgalema Motlanthe

(after Mbeki resigned from office)

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma22 April 2009 – 3 October 2012ANCJacob Zuma
Naledi Pandor4 October 2012 – 6 May 2014ANC
Malusi Gigaba7 May 2014 – 30 March 2017ANC
Hlengiwe Mkhize30 March 2017 – 17 October 2017ANC
Ayanda Dlodlo17 October 2017 – 26 February 2018ANC
Malusi Gigaba27 February 2018 - 13 November 2018[3] ANCCyril Ramaphosa
Siyaboga Cwele13 November 2018 - 29 May 2019ANC
Aaron Motsoaledi30 May 2019 – 30 June 2024ANC
Leon Schreiber30 June 2024 – PresentDA

References

  1. "Determination salaries and allowances of the Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers ", Proclamation No. 3 of 2015.
  2. News: JUST IN: Malusi Gigaba falls on his sword and resigns from Cabinet. News24. 2018-11-13. en.
  3. News: JUST IN: Malusi Gigaba falls on his sword and resigns from Cabinet. News24. 2018-11-13. en.