First Cabinet of Jacob Zuma

First Zuma Cabinet
5th Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa (since the 1994 elections)
2009–2014
President Zuma in 2009
Date formed	10 May 2009 (2009-05-10)
Date dissolved	24 May 2014 (2014-05-24) (5 years and 14 days)
People and organisations
President	Jacob Zuma
Deputy President	Kgalema Motlanthe
No. of ministers	34 ministers
Member party	African National Congress
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Democratic Alliance
Opposition leader	Athol Trollip (until 2011) Lindiwe Mazibuko (from 2011)
History
Election	2009 election
Legislature term	Fourth Parliament
Predecessor	Motlanthe
Successor	Zuma II

Following his election as President of South Africa in the 2009 general election, Jacob Zuma announced his first cabinet on 10 May 2009. There were a total of 34 ministerial portfolios in the cabinet.