The Minister of Human Settlements is the housing minister in the Cabinet of South Africa. The role has responsibility for the Department of Human Settlements. It has been held by Thembi Simelane, a member of the ANC, since December 2024.
History
The position was known as the Minister of Housing until May 2009.
Between May 2019 and August 2021, the Department of Human Settlements was conjoined to the Department of Water and Sanitation under the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, a position held by Lindiwe Sisulu.
The merger was reversed when President Cyril Ramaphosa restored responsibility for water and sanitation to an independent Minister of Water and Sanitation in his second cabinet.
List of ministers +List of ministers responsible for housing, 1994–presentPortfolioNameTermPartyHousingJoe Slovo 19941995ANCSankie Mthembi-Mahanyele 19952003ANCBrigitte Mabandla20032004ANCLindiwe Sisulu20042009ANCHuman SettlementsTokyo Sexwale20092013ANCConnie September20132014ANCLindiwe Sisulu20142018ANCNomaindia Mfeketo 20182019ANCHuman Settlements, Water and SanitationLindiwe Sisulu20192021ANC Human SettlementsMmamoloko Kubayi20212024ANCThembi Simelane2024IncumbentANC
See also
Homelessness in South Africa Reconstruction and Development Programme
References
External links Department of Human Settlements