Cabinet of Nelson Mandela

Government of National Unity Mandela Cabinet
1st Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa (since the 1994 elections)
1994–1999
President Mandela in 1994
Date formed	10 May 1994 (1994-05-10)
Date dissolved	14 June 1999 (1999-06-14) (5 years, 1 month and 4 days)
People and organisations
President	Nelson Mandela
Deputy President	Frederik Willem de Klerk (until 1996) Thabo Mbeki
No. of ministers	27 ministers
Member party	African National Congress National Party (until 1996) Inkatha Freedom Party
Status in legislature	Majority (national unity)
Opposition party	Freedom Front (1994–1996) National Party (1996–1997) New National Party (1997–1999)
Opposition leader	Constand Viljoen (1994–1996) Frederik Willem de Klerk (1996–1997) M. van Schalkwyk (1997–1999)
History
Election	1994 election
Legislature term	First Parliament
Predecessor	De Klerk (TEC)
Successor	Mbeki I

Nelson Mandela took the oath as President of South Africa on 10 May 1994 and announced a Government of National Unity on 11 May 1994.^[1] The cabinet included members of Mandela's African National Congress, the National Party and Inkatha Freedom Party, as Clause 88 of the Interim Constitution of South Africa required that all parties winning more than 20 seats in National Assembly should be given representation in the cabinet. Upon its formation it comprised 27 ministers, with a further 13 deputy ministers.^[2][3]