Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment | |
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since 30 June 2024 | |
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment | |
Appointer | President of South Africa |
Inaugural holder | Barbara Creecy |
Formation | 29 May 2019 |
Deputy | Narend Singh Bernice Swarts |
Salary | R1,811,142[1] |
Website | www |
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is the environment minister in the Cabinet of South Africa. The minister has political responsibility for the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE).
The office was established in its current form in May 2019. Before then, the environment minister had a smaller portfolio between 2014 and 2019 as the Minister of Environmental Affairs, and an enlarged portfolio between 1994 and 2014 as the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs (2009 to 2014) and the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (1994 to 2009).
It has been described as one of the most efficient ministries in South Africa.[citation needed]