Cabinet of Kgalema Motlanthe

Motlanthe Cabinet

4th Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa
(since the 1994 elections)
2008–2009
President Motlanthe in 2009
Date formed25 September 2008 (2008-09-25)
Date dissolved9 May 2009 (2009-05-09)
(7 months and 14 days)
People and organisations
PresidentKgalema Motlanthe
Deputy PresidentBaleka Mbete
No. of ministers28 ministers
Member party
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyDemocratic Alliance
Opposition leaderSandra Botha
History
Election2004 election
Legislature termThird Parliament
PredecessorMbeki II
SuccessorZuma I

The cabinet of Kgalema Motlanthe was the cabinet of the government of South Africa between 25 September 2008 and 9 May 2009. It was constituted by Motlanthe after his election on 24 September and served until after the April 2009 general election. It replaced the cabinet of former President Thabo Mbeki, who had resigned from office at the instruction of his political party.