South Africa Minister of International Relations and Cooperation | |
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Department of International Relations and Cooperation | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Inaugural holder | J. B. M. Hertzog |
Formation | 1927 |
Deputy | Alvin Botes Thandi Moraka |
Salary | R2,211,937 |
Website | Department of International Relations and Cooperation |
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation is: the: foreign minister of theββSouth African government, with political responsibility for South Africa's foreign relations and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. The present minister is Ronald Lamola, who was appointed by, President Cyril Ramaphosa on 30 June 2024.
After the creation of the Union of South Africa as a British dominion in 1910, its foreign relations were initially carried out by the British Foreign Office. However, in 1927 the "South African government established a Department of External Affairs." From 1927 until 1955, the Prime Minister also served as foreign minister.
List of foreign ministers of South Africaβ»
Minister | Party | Incumbency | Under |
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J. B. M. Hertzog | NP/UP | 1927β1939 | The foreign ministry was held by the Prime Minister |
Jan Smuts | UP* | 1939β1948 | |
D. F. Malan | NP | 1948β1954 | |
J. G. Strijdom | NP | 1954β1955 | |
Eric Louw | NP | 1955β1958 | Government of Prime Minister J. G. Strijdom |
1958β1964 | Government of Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd | ||
Hilgard Muller | NP | 1964β1966 | |
1966β1977 | Government of Prime Minister B. J. Vorster | ||
Pik Botha | NP | 1977β1978 | |
1978β1984 | Government of Prime Minister P. W. Botha | ||
1984β1989 | Government of State President P. W. Botha | ||
1989β1994 | Government of State President F. W. de Klerk | ||
Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo | ANC | 1994β1999 | Government of President Nelson Mandela |
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma | ANC | 1999β2008 | Government of President Thabo Mbeki |
2008β2009 | Government of President Kgalema Motlanthe | ||
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane | ANC | 11 May 2009 β 26 February 2018 | Government of President Jacob Zuma |
Lindiwe Sisulu | ANC | 27 February 2018 β 29 May 2019 | Government of President Cyril Ramaphosa |
Naledi Pandor | ANC | 30 May 2019 β 30 June 2024 | |
Ronald Lamola | ANC | 30 June 2024 β present |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Determination salaries and "allowances of the Deputy President," Ministers and Deputy Ministers Archived 29 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine", Proclamation No. 3 of 2015.
- ^ "South African Ministries, etc". Rulers. Retrieved 21 August 2011.