Nathi Mthethwa

Nkosinathi Mthethwa
Nathi Mthethwa (right)
Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture
In office
30 May 2019 – 6 March 2023
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byZizi Kodwa
Minister of Arts and Culture
In office
25 May 2014 – 30 May 2019
PresidentJacob Zuma
Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded byPaul Mashatile
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of Police
In office
10 May 2009 – 25 May 2014
PresidentJacob Zuma
Succeeded byNkosinathi Nhleko
Minister for Safety and Security
In office
25 September 2008 – 10 May 2009
PresidentKgalema Motlanthe
Preceded byCharles Nqakula
Succeeded byPost renamed
Chief Whip of the Majority Party
In office
January 2008 – 25 September 2008
President
Preceded byIsaac Mogase
Succeeded byMnyamezeli Booi
Personal details
Born
Emmanuel Nkosinathi Mthethwa

(1967-01-23) 23 January 1967 (age 57)
CitizenshipSouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
ProfessionPolitician

Emmanuel Nkosinathi "Nathi" Mthethwa is a South African politician who served as Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture from 2019 until his demotion from cabinet in 2023. He had previously served as the Chief Whip for the African National Congress in the National Assembly in 2008, as Minister for Safety and Security (later known as Minister of Police) from 2008 to 2014, and as Minister of Arts and Culture from 2014 to 2019.[1][2] He is from Kwambonambi, KwaZulu-Natal.

  1. ^ "Nathi Mthethwa". People's Assembly. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Emmanuel Nkosinathi "Nathi" Mthethwa". South African Government. Retrieved 1 March 2018.