| South Africa Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development | |
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since 3 July 2024 | |
| Department of Land Reform and Rural Development | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | President of South Africa |
| Inaugural holder | Gugile Nkwinti |
| Formation | 11 May 2009 |
| Deputy | Stan Mathabatha |
| Website | www |
The Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa. The office was established as the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform in May 2009, though it was subsequently merged with the agriculture portfolio under the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development from 2019 to 2024.
The same portfolio was previously the provenance of the Minister of Land Affairs. Before President Jacob Zuma appointed the first Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform in May 2009, land affairs were conjoined with agriculture under the Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs between 1996 and 2009.
The minister has political responsibility for the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development. The incumbent minister is Mzwanele Nyhontso, who is the first opposition politician to hold the office; he was appointed on 30 June 2024.[1]
- ^ "South Africa's post-election Cabinet enters new political territory after 30 years of democracy". Daily Maverick. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.