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.
History The first minister in the presidency was Essop Pahad, who served in the position under President Thabo Mbeki's and who was a notoriously powerful figure in Mbeki's government.
Functions and responsibilities 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.
List of ministers with general portfolios NamePortraitTermPartyPresidentEssop 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
List of ministers with specialised portfolios
National Planning Commission, 2009–2014 NamePortraitTermPartyPresident Trevor Manuel 2009 2014 ANC Jacob Zuma Performance monitoring, evaluation and administration, 2009–2014 NamePortraitTermPartyPresident Collins Chabane 2009 2014 ANC Jacob Zuma
Women, youth and persons with disabilities, 2014–2024
Planning, monitoring and evaluation, 2023–2024
Electricity, 2023–2024
References
External links The Presidency