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 formed10 May 1994 (1994-05-10)
Date dissolved14 June 1999 (1999-06-14)
(5 years, 1 month and 4 days)
People and organisations
PresidentNelson Mandela
Deputy President
No. of ministers27 ministers
Member party
Status in legislatureMajority (national unity)
Opposition party
Opposition leader
History
Election1994 election
Legislature termFirst Parliament
PredecessorDe Klerk (TEC)
SuccessorMbeki 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]

  1. ^ "Mandela Completes His Cabinet, Giving Buthelezi a Post". The New York Times. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ "South African Government Meets National Unity Test". Christian Science Monitor. 13 May 1994. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Glance At Mandela's Cabinet With AM-South Africa". AP News. 11 May 1994. Retrieved 29 May 2023.