Head of government President Jacob Zuma Ministers removed
(Death/resignation/dismissal) 23 | No. of ministers 36 | |
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Date formed 22 April 2009 (2009-04-22) Date dissolved 7 May 2014 (2014-05-07) Member party African National Congress | ||
Shuffle
On 31 October 2010, President Zuma announced a reshuffle in which two Ministers were reassigned, seven were replaced, and seventeen new Deputy Ministers were appointed.
On 24 October 2011, two ministers were removed, two were reassigned to new portfolios, two deputy ministers were promoted to ministers, two deputy ministers were reassigned, and two new deputy ministers were appointed.
On 9 July 2013, President Jacob Zuma fired Minister of Communications Dina Pule because of irregular spending activities. She was replaced by former Deputy Minister of Co-operative Government and Traditional Affairs Yunus Carrim. Zuma also relieved Minister of Human Settlements Tokyo Sexwale, replacing him with Connie September. The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Richard Baloyi was replaced by Lechesa Tsenoli. A number of Deputy Ministers were also re-appointed to different ministries, including Andries Nel, John Jeffrey, Pamela Tshwete and Michael Masutha. Apart from Pieter Mulder (Vryheidsfront+), all ministers are members of the ANC or SACP.
Cabinet
Following his election as President, Jacob Zuma announced his first Cabinet on 10 May 2009.