| South Africa Minister of Social Development | |
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since 30 June 2024 | |
| Department of Social Development | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | The President of South Africa |
| Inaugural holder | Zola Skweyiya |
| Formation | 17 June 1999 |
| Deputy | Ganief Hendricks |
| Website | Department of Social Development |
The Minister of Social Development is a Minister in the Cabinet of South Africa who is the political head of the Department of Social Development and its agencies, including the South African Social Security Agency. The incumbent Minister is Sisisi Tolashe and her deputy is Ganief Hendricks.[1]
The Ministry was created in June 1999 when Thabo Mbeki took office as President of South Africa in the 1999 general election. Its precursor in the cabinet of Nelson Mandela was the Ministry for Welfare and Population Development, where Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi was incumbent from June 1996 to June 1999.[2]
- ^ Mahlati, Zintle (29 May 2019). "Ramaphosa announces his new Cabinet". IOL. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Geraldine Joslyn Fraser-Moleketi, Ms". South African Government. Retrieved 15 December 2022.