Minister of State Security (South Africa)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Political post The minister of state security (formerly the minister of intelligence services) was a minister of the South African government, who oversaw South Africa's civilian intelligence agencies and national security matters. In 2021 the ministry was abolished and the function of the minister was taken over by the Presidency.[1]
Formation
In 1994, the intelligence service affairs were subordinated to the minister of justice. In 1995, Joe Nhlanhla became deputy minister of justice with responsibility for intelligence affairs.
When Jacob Zuma was elected president in 2009 he renamed the post to Minister of State Security, but kept Siyabonga Cwele in the job. After the ANC election win in May 2014, Jacob Zuma announced the new minister of state security as David Mahlobo.[2]
Agencies
The following agencies and their entities fell under the oversight of the minister of state security:
- National Intelligence Agency - now known as the Domestic branch
- South African Secret Service - now known as the Foreign branch
- National Communications Centre
- COMSEC (Electronic Communications Security (Pty) Ltd)
- South African National Academy of Intelligence
National Intelligence Co-Ordinating Committee
List of past ministers
Intelligence services, 1999-2009
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="width:1%;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Joe Nhlanhla | 18 June 1999 | 2000 | ANC | rowspan="4" style="width:1%;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Thabo Mbeki (I) (II) Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| style="width:1%;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Lindiwe Sisulu | File:Lindiwe Sisulu, ABr 1200EF12909099127, detail.jpg | 2000 | 28 April 2004 | ANC | ||
| style="width:1%;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Ronnie Kasrils | File:Ronnie Kasrils - Russell Tribunal.jpg | 29 April 2004 | 2008 | SACP | ||
| style="width:1%;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Siyabonga Cwele | File:Siyabonga Cwele.jpg | 2008 | 22 April 2009 | ANC | Kgalema Motlanthe (takes office after Mbeki resigns) Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
State security, 2009-2021
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="width:1%;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Siyabonga Cwele | File:Siyabonga Cwele.jpg | 22 April 2009 | 24 May 2014 | ANC | rowspan=4 style="width:1%;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jacob Zuma (I) (II) Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| style="width:1%;background-color: Template:Party color" | | David Mahlobo | 25 May 2014 | 16 October 2017 | ANC | |||
| style="width:1%;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Bongani Bongo | 17 October 2017 | 26 February 2018 | ANC | |||
| style="width:1%;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba | 26 February 2018 | 29 May 2019 | ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa (I) Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| style="width:1%;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Ayanda Dlodlo | 30 May 2019 | August 2021 | ANC | rowspan=4 style="width:1%;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Cyril Ramaphosa (II) Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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