Minister of Health (South Africa)

South Africa
Minister of Health
South Africa ; Minister of Health
List 10 other official names: ; Minister van Gesondheid ( Afrikaans) ; uNgqongqotjhe wezamaPhilo (Southern Ndebele) ; UMphathiswa wezeMpilo (Xhosa) ; Induna Yezemphilo (Zulu) ; Indvuna Yetemphilo (Swazi) ; Tona ya Maphelo ( Northern Sotho) ; Letona la Bophelo bo Botle (Sotho) ; Tona ya Boitekanelo (Tswana) ; Holobye ya Rihanyo (Tsonga) ; Minisiṱa wa Mutakalo (Venda) ;
	Flag of South Africa
	Incumbent; Joe Phaahla; since 5 August 2021
	Department of Health
Style	The Honourable
Deputy	Deputy Minister of Health
Salary	R2,211,937
Website	Department of Health

In the

List of Health Cabinet Ministers

No.	Name	Party	Term
1	Thomas Watt	South African Party	1919-1921
2	Patrick Duncan	Unionist Party	1921-1924
3	Daniel François Malan	National Party	1924-1933
4	Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr	South African Party	1933-1936
5	Richard Stuttaford	Unionist Party	1936-1939
6	Harry Gordon Lawrence	Unionist Party	1939-1945
7	Henry Gluckman	Unionist Party	1945-1948
8	Albert Jacobus Stals	National Party	1948-1951
9	Karl Bremer	National Party	1951-1953
10	Albertus Johannes Roux van Rhijn	National Party	1953-1954
11	Tom Naudé	National Party	1954-1956
12	Johannes Hendrikus Viljoen	National Party	1956-1957
13	Michiel Daniel Christiaan de Wet Nel	National Party	1958
14	Albert Hertzog	National Party	1958-1968
15	Carel de Wet	National Party	1968-1972
16	Schalk van der Merwe (politician)	National Party	1972- 1979
17	Lourens Munnik	National Party	1979-1982
18	Cornelis van der Merwe	National Party	1982-1985
19	Willie van Niekerk	National Party	1985-1989
20	Rina Venter	National Party	1989-1994
21	Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma	African National Congress	May 1994 - May 1999
22	Manto Tshabalala-Msimang	African National Congress	June 1999 - 25 September 2008
23	Barbara Hogan	African National Congress	25 September 2008 - 10 May 2009
24	Aaron Motsoaledi	African National Congress	11 May 2009 - 29 May 2019
25	Zweli Mkhize	African National Congress	30 May 2019 - 8 June 2021
26	Mmamoloko Kubayi (acting)	African National Congress	9 June 2021 - 5 August 2021^[2]
27	Joe Phaahla	African National Congress	6 August 2021 – present