The First Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa was the cabinet of the government of South Africa between 27 February 2018 and 29 May 2019. It was formed by Ramaphosa after he won a midterm election to succeed Jacob Zuma as President of South Africa. It comprised 33 ministers and served until the 2019 general election.
First Ramaphosa Cabinet | |
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 7th Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa (since the 1994 elections) | |
| 2018–2019 | |
.jpg) President Ramaphosa in 2018 | |
| Date formed | 27 February 2018 |
| Date dissolved | 29 May 2019 (1 year, 3 months and 2 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy President | David Mabuza |
| No. of ministers | 33 ministers |
| Member party | African National Congress |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | Democratic Alliance |
| Opposition leader | Mmusi Maimane |
| History | |
| Election | 2014 election |
| Legislature term | Fifth Parliament |
| Predecessor | Zuma II |
| Successor | Ramaphosa II |
During this first term, Ramaphosa did not make structural changes to the cabinet, with the sole exception of a merger between the Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services. He effected a single cabinet reshuffle on 22 November 2018.
History
editAppointment
editPresident Jacob Zuma resigned as President of the Republic of South Africa on 14 February 2018, and President Cyril Ramaphosa became his successor after a midterm election in the National Assembly. He was inaugurated as president on 15 February 2018 and retained Zuma's cabinet for 10 days before announcing his cabinet in a televised address on 26 February 2018.[1]
Although he retained many of Zuma's ministers, Ramaphosa reversed some of Zuma's most controversial appointments in economic ministries.[2][3] The ministers whom he sacked included Fikile Mbalula, Lynne Brown, Faith Muthambi, Hlengiwe Mkhize, Des van Rooyen, Mosebenzi Zwane, and David Mahlobo.[2]
Reshuffles
editOn 9 October 2018, Ramaphosa announced that Nhlanhla Nene had resigned as Minister of Finance and would be replaced by Tito Mboweni with immediate effect.[4][5]
On 22 November 2018, he announced a more comprehensive cabinet reshuffle, occasioned by the death of Minister Edna Molewa and the resignation of Malusi Gigaba.[6] In the reshuffle he made new appointments to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Environmental Affairs, and the Ministry of Communications. He also announced that the latter ministry would absorb the former Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services.[7]
List of ministers
edit| Legend | |
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| African National Congress | |
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New appointment since the last cabinet |
List of deputy ministers
editAlthough deputy ministers are not members of the cabinet, they are appointed by the president and assist cabinet ministers in the execution of their duties. Ramaphosa made certain new deputy ministerial appointments in February 2018, marked with an asterisk below.[3] After that, however, he did not reshuffle the deputy ministers at any point during his cabinet's term.
References
edit- ^ "Ramaphosa stamps mark with SA reshuffle". BBC News. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ a b "New deputy president, finance minister announced in major Cabinet reshuffle". The Mail & Guardian. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ a b "Ramaphosa announces new cabinet – full text of statement". Business Day. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Nhanhla Nene resigns from his post as Finance Minister". IOL. 9 October 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ "Tito Mboweni announced as new Finance Minister". South African Government News Agency. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ "#CabinetReshuffle: Ramaphosa announces new ministers and a merge". IOL News. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Read Cyril Ramaphosa's full statement on the cabinet reshuffle". Business Day. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2024.