Minister of State Security (South Africa) explained

Post:	South Africa Minister
Body:	State Security
Flag:	Flag of South Africa.svgborder
Flagsize:	110px
Flagcaption:	Flag of South Africa
Insigniasize:	100px
Insigniacaption:	Coat of Arms
Department:	Department of State Security
Appointer:	Cyril Ramaphosa
Appointerpost:	President of South Africa
Inaugural:	Joe Nhlanhla
Formation:	18 June 1999
Last:	Ayanda Dlodlo
End:	August 2021
Website:	Department of State Security

The Minister of State Security (formerly the Minister of Intelligence Services) was a Minister of the South African government, who oversaw South Africa's civilian intelligence agencies and national security matters. In 2021 the ministry was abolished and the function of the minister was taken over by the Presidency.^[1]

Formation

In 1994, the intelligence service affairs were subordinated to the Minister of Justice. In 1995, Joe Nhlanhla became Deputy Minister of Justice with responsibility for intelligence affairs.

When Jacob Zuma was elected president in 2009 he renamed the post to Minister of State Security, but kept Siyabonga Cwele in the job. After the ANC election win in May 2014, Jacob Zuma announced the new Minister of State Security as David Mahlobo.^[2]

Agencies

The following Agencies and their entities fell under the oversight of the Minister of State Security:

State Security Agency

National Intelligence Agency - now known as the Domestic branch

South African Secret Service - now known as the Foreign branch

National Communications Centre

COMSEC (Electronic Communications Security (Pty) Ltd)

South African National Academy of Intelligence

National Intelligence Co-Ordinating Committee

List of Past Ministers

Minister of Intelligence Services, 1999-2009

Name	width=75	Portrait	Term	width=10%	Party	President
	align=left	Joe Nhlanhla		18 June 1999	2000	ANC	Thabo Mbeki
	align=left	Lindiwe Sisulu		2000	28 April 2004	ANC
	align=left	Ronnie Kasrils		29 April 2004	2008	SACP
	Siyabonga Cwele		2008	22 April 2009	ANC	Kgalema Motlanthe

Minister of State Security, 2009-2021

Name	width=75	Portrait	Term	width=10%	Party	President
	align=left	Siyabonga Cwele		22 April 2009	24 May 2014	ANC		Jacob Zuma
	align=left	David Mahlobo		25 May 2014	16 October 2017	ANC
	align=left	Bongani Bongo		17 October 2017	26 February 2018	ANC
	align=left	Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba		26 February 2018	29 May 2019	ANC	Cyril Ramaphosa
	align=left	Ayanda Dlodlo		30 May 2019	August 2021	ANC		Cyril Ramaphosa

References

Web site: Ramaphosa changes more than a third of his Cabinet, takes state security into the Presidency, gives Mboweni a pass out of government. Ferial. Haffajee. 6 August 2021. Daily Maverick.
Web site: Executive decision: Zuma's new cabinet. Mail&Guardian. 25 May 2014 . 26 May 2014.