| Post: | South Africa Minister |
| Body: | the Presidency |
| Flagsize: | 110px |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of South Africa |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of Arms |
| Department: | The Presidency |
| Incumbent: | Khumbudzo Ntshavheni |
| Incumbentsince: | 6 March 2023 |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Appointer: | President of South Africa |
| Inaugural: | Essop Pahad |
| Formation: | 1999 |
| Website: | The Presidency |
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.[1]
The first Minister in the Presidency was Essop Pahad,[2] [3] who served in the position under President Thabo Mbeki's and who was a notoriously powerful figure in Mbeki's government.[4]
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.[5]
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essop Pahad | 1999 | 2008 | ANC | Thabo Mbeki | ||||
| Manto Tshabalala-Msimang | 2008 | 2009 | ANC | Kgalema Motlanthe | ||||
| Jeff Radebe | 2014 | 2018 | ANC | Jacob Zuma | ||||
| Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma | 2018 | 2019 | ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa | ||||
| Jackson Mthembu | 2019 | 2021 | ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa | ||||
| Mondli Gungubele | 2021 | 2023 | ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa | ||||
| Khumbudzo Ntshavheni | 2023 | ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa | |||||
See main article: Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.
See main article: Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.
See main article: Minister in the Presidency for Electricity.