Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition

South Africa
Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
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  • 10 other official names:
  • Minister van Handel en Nywerheid (Afrikaans)
  • uNgqongqotjhe wezeRhwebo namaBubulo (Southern Ndebele)
  • UMphathiswa lezoRhwebo noShishino (Xhosa)
  • Indvuna Wezohwebo Nezimboni (Zulu)
  • Indvuna Letekuhwebelana Netetimboni (Swazi)
  • Tona ya Bogwebi le Bohlagiši (Northern Sotho)
  • Letona la Kgwebisano le Indasteri (Sotho)
  • Tona la Kgwebisano le Madirelo (Tswana)
  • Holobye wa Mbambadzo na Nḓowetshumo (Tsonga)
  • Minisiṱa ya Mabindzu na Vumaki (Venda)
Incumbent
Parks Tau
since 30 June 2024
Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCyril Ramaphosa
Inaugural holderFrederick Robert Moore
Formation31 May 1910
DeputyAndrew Whitfield and Zuko Godlimpi [1]
Website[www.thedtic.gov.za]
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The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition is a Minister in the Cabinet of South Africa. The portfolio of Trade, Industry and Competition, formed in May 2019, has brought together the former Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Economic Development.

The Minister is responsible for the development and implementation of industrial policy in South Africa. The ministry oversees 17 government agencies, providing for industrial funding, competition policy, black economic empowerment policy, consumer protection, trade policy and technical standards.

  1. ^ "Cyril Ramaphosa announces new cabinet, John Steenhuisen is Minister of Agriculture". IOL. Retrieved 1 July 2024.