en Minister in the Presidency

South Africa
Minister of the Presidency
South Africa ; Minister of the Presidency
	Incumbent; Khumbudzo Ntshavheni; since 6 March 2023
	The Presidency
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	President of South Africa
Inaugural holder	Essop Pahad
Formation	1999
Website	The Presidency

The minister in the presidency is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa, appointed by the President of South Africa. The minister has general responsibility for portfolios in the Office of the President of South Africa. Some former Ministers in the Presidency have been assigned specific portfolios.

The current minister in the presidency is Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who was appointed to the position in March 2023.^[1]

History

The first minister in the presidency was Essop Pahad,^[2]^[3] who served in the position under President Thabo Mbeki's and who was a notoriously powerful figure in Mbeki's government.^[4]

Functions and responsibilities

The minister in the presidency has political responsibility for the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics South Africa, the Government Communication and Information System, the Media Development and Diversity Agency, Brand South Africa and the State Security Agency.^[5]

List of ministers with general portfolios

	Term		Party
Essop Pahad	1999	2008	ANC	Thabo Mbeki (Mbeki I) (Mbeki II)
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang	2008	2009	ANC	Kgalema Motlanthe (Motlanthe)
Jeff Radebe	2014	2018	ANC	Jacob Zuma (Zuma II)
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma	2018	2019	ANC	Cyril Ramaphosa (Ramaphosa I)
Jackson Mthembu	2019	2021	ANC	Cyril Ramaphosa (Ramaphosa II)
Mondli Gungubele	2021	2023	ANC	Cyril Ramaphosa (Ramaphosa II)
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni	2023		ANC	Cyril Ramaphosa (Ramaphosa II)