Current Cabinet Offices
Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
Minister of Agriculture
John Henry Steenhuisen
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1976.
2024 – present
Department of Arts and Culture
Minister of Arts, Culture, Science, and Technology
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1955.
2004
Minister of Arts and Culture
Paulus Shipokosa “Paul” Mashatile
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 21 1961.
2010 – 2014
Department of Defence
Minister of Defence
Jan Christian Smuts
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1870; d. September 11 1950
1910 – 1912
Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1870; d. September 11 1950
1939 – 1948
Department of Education
Minister of National Education and Planning
Frederik Willem de Klerk
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1936; d. November 11 2021.
1984 – 1989
Department of Home Affairs
Minister of the Interior
Jan Christian Smuts
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1870; d. September 11 1950
1910 – 1912
Minister of Home Affairs
Frederik Willem de Klerk
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1936; d. November 11 2021.
1982 – 1985
Department of International Relations and Cooperation
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1870; d. September 11 1950
1939 – 1948
Eric Hendrik Louw
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 21 1890; d. June 24 1968.
1955 – 1963
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Minister of Justice
James Berry Munnik Hertzog
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1866; d. November 21 1942
1910 – 1912
Jan Christian Smuts
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1870; d. September 11 1950
1933 – 1939
Department of Mineral Resources and Energy
Minister of Minerals and Energy
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1955.
1999 – 2005
National Treasury
Minister of Finance
Jan Christian Smuts
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1870; d. September 11 1950
1912 – 1915
Eric Hendrik Louw
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 21 1890; d. June 24 1968.
1954 – 1956
Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Sidney Frank Waterson
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1896; d. August 8 1976
1943 – 1945
Department of Tourism
Minister of Tourism
Marthinus Christoffel Johannes van Schalkwyk
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1959.
2009 – 2014
Department of Transport
Minister of Transport
Sidney Frank Waterson
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1896; d. August 8 1976
1948 – 1953(?)
Defunct Cabinet Offices
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Marthinus Christoffel Johannes van Schalkwyk
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1959.
2004 – 2009
Ministry of Native Affairs
Minister of Native Affairs
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1901; d. September 6 1966.
1950 – 1958