Minister of Social Development (South Africa) explained

Post:South Africa
Minister
Body:Social Development
Flag:Flag of South Africa.svgborder
Flagsize:110px
Flagcaption:Flag of South Africa
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Coat of Arms
Department:Department of Social Development
Incumbent:Sisisi Tolashe
Incumbentsince:30 June 2024
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:The President of South Africa
Inaugural:Zola Skweyiya
Formation:17 June 1999
Deputy:Ganief Hendricks
Website:Department of Social Development

The Minister of Social Development is a Minister in the Cabinet of South Africa who is the political head of the Department of Social Development and its agencies, including the South African Social Security Agency. The incumbent Minister is Sisisi Tolashe and her deputy is Ganief Hendricks.[1]

The Ministry was created in June 1999 when Thabo Mbeki took office as President of South Africa in the 1999 general election. Its precursor in the cabinet of Nelson Mandela was the Ministry for Welfare and Population Development, where Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi was incumbent from June 1996 to June 1999.[2]

List of ministers

MinisterTermPresidentRef.
The Hon. Zola Skweyiya MP17 June 199910 May 2009Mbeki (I)Mbeki (II)

Motlanthe (I)

[3]
The Hon. Edna Molewa MP11 May 200931 October 2010Zuma (I)[4]
The Hon. Bathabile Dlamini MP1 November 201026 February 2018[5]
Zuma (II)[6]
The Hon. Susan Shabangu MP27 February 201829 May 2019Ramaphosa (I)[7]
The Hon. Lindiwe Zulu MP30 May 201917 June 2024Ramaphosa (II)
The Hon. Sisisi Tolashe MP30 June 2024IncumbentRamaphosa (III)[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mahlati . Zintle . 29 May 2019 . Ramaphosa announces his new Cabinet . 2022-12-15 . IOL . en.
  2. Web site: Geraldine Joslyn Fraser-Moleketi, Ms . 2022-12-15 . South African Government.
  3. Web site: Zola Sidney Themba Skweyiya, Dr . 2022-12-15 . South African Government.
  4. Web site: Bomo Edna Molewa, Ms . 2022-12-15 . South African Government.
  5. Web site: 31 October 2010 . Zuma announces cabinet reshuffle . 2022-12-14 . IOL . en.
  6. Web site: Bathabile Olive Dlamini, Ms . 2022-12-15 . South African Government.
  7. Web site: 2018-02-26 . New deputy president, finance minister announced in major Cabinet reshuffle . 2022-12-15 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  8. Web site: 30 June 2024 . Cyril Ramaphosa announces new cabinet, John Steenhuisen is Minister of Agriculture . 1 July 2024 . IOL.