Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
| Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | |
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| Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | |
| Appointer | President of South Africa |
| Precursor | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform |
| Formation | 29 May 2019 |
| Deputy | Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
| Salary | R2,401,633[1] |
| Website | Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is a Minister of the Cabinet of South Africa, with political executive responsibility for agriculture, land reform and rural development, as well as for the Agricultural Research Council, the National Agricultural Marketing Council, Onderstepoort Biological Products, the Perishable Products Export Control Board, and Ncera Farms.
The Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development portfolio was created in the 2019 cabinet reorganization by President Cyril Ramaphosa; the Minister inherited the responsibility for agriculture from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The last Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was Senzeni Zokwana with Sfiso Buthelezi as his deputy, before the portfolio was changed in May 2019.[2]
List of agriculture ministers
Minister of Agriculture, 1910-1933
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Botha | 
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31 May 1910 | 28 June 1912 | SAP | Louis Botha (I) (II) | ||
| J.W. Sauer | 
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28 June 1912 | 24 July 1913 | ||||
| Louis Botha |
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1913 | 1913 | ||||
| H.C. van Heerden | 1913 | 20 March 1920 | |||||
| F.S. Malan | 20 March 1920 | 8 February 1921 | SAP | Jan Smuts (I) (II) | |||
| Deneys Reitz | 
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8 February 1921 | 19 June 1924 | ||||
| Jan Kemp | 
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19 June 1924 | 17 May 1933 | NP | J.B.M. Hertzog (I) (II) | ||
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, 1933-1948
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Kemp |
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1934 | 1935 | UP | J.B.M. Hertzog (III) (IV) | ||
| Deneys Reitz |
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1935 | 18 May 1938 | ||||
| W.R. Collins | 18 May 1938 | 17 July 1943 | |||||
| Jan Smuts (takes office after Hertzog resignation) | |||||||
| J.G.N. Strauss | 
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17 July 1943 | 26 May 1948 | UP | Jan Smuts (III) | ||
Minister of Agriculture, 1948-1958
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.P. le Roux | 
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26 May 1948 | 16 April 1958 | HNP | II )
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Minister of Water Affairs and Agricultural Technical Services, 1958-1966
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.K. le Roux | 
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16 April 1958 | 30 March 1966 | NP | Strydom )
(I | ||
| Hendrik Verwoerd (takes office after Strydom's death) | |||||||
Minister of Agriculture and Water Affairs, 1966-1968
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.J. Fouché
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30 March 1966 | 10 April 1968 | NP | Hendrik Verwoerd (II) | ||
B.J. Vorster (takes office after Verwoerd's death) | |||||||
Minister of Agriculture, 1968-1981
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.C.H. Uys | 10 April 1968 | 1972 | NP | III )
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| Hendrik Schoeman | 1972 | 29 April 1981 | |||||
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1981-1982
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietie du Plessis | 29 April 1981 | 1982 | NP | I )
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Minister of Agriculture, 1982-1991
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President (since 1984) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J.G. Wentzel | 1982 | 6 September 1989 | NP | II )
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| Jacob de Villiers | 6 September 1989 | 1991 | NP | I )
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Minister of Agriculture and Development, 1991-1994
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraai van Niekerk | 1991 | 10 May 1994 | NP | I )
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Minister of Agriculture, 1994-1996
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraai van Niekerk | 10 May 1994 | 1996 | NP | Nelson Mandela (Government of National Unity) | |||
Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs, 1996-2009
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Hanekom | 
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1996 | 14 June 1999 | ANC | Nelson Mandela (Government of National Unity) | ||
| Thoko Didiza | 14 June 1999 | 22 May 2006 | ANC | II )
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| Lulama Xingwana | 
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22 May 2006 | 9 May 2009 | ||||
| Kgalema Motlanthe (takes office after Mbeki resigns) | |||||||
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 2009-2019
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Joemat-Peterson | 
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9 May 2009 | 24 May 2014 | ANC | Jacob Zuma (I) (II) | ||
| Senzeni Zokwana | 24 May 2014 | 29 May 2019 | |||||
| ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa (Feb 2018–) | ||||||
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, 2019-present
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoko Didiza | 
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29 May 2019 | Incumbent | ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa | ||
References
- ^ "Determination salaries and allowances of the Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers of 2019/20", Notice 113 of 2020.
- ^ "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces changes to the National Executive" (Press release). Government Communication & Information System. 26 February 2018.
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