Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
since 7 March 2023
Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerPresident of South Africa
DeputySeiso Mohai

The Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation is the minister in the Cabinet of South Africa with political responsibility for the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. In recent years the minister is also chairperson of the National Planning Commission.

Before June 2024, the officeholder was a Minister in the Presidency, known as the Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and before that as the Minister in the Presidency for Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration. Since June 2024, the ministry is no longer located in the Presidency.

The incumbent minister is Maropene Ramokgopa of the African National Congress. Before her, the office was held by Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma from 2018 to 2019 and by Minister Collins Chabane from 2009 to 2014. In other years, no dedicated minister was appointed, and the relevant functions were carried out by another Minister in the Presidency.