Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (South Africa)

South Africa Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Coat of Arms
Flag of South Africa
Incumbent Senzeni Zokwana since 26 May 2014
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Appointer	Jacob Zuma
Inaugural holder	Tina Joemat-Peterson
Formation	10 May 2009
Deputy	Bheki Cele
Salary	R2,211,937^[1]
Website	Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is a Minister of the Cabinet of South Africa, with political executive responsibility for the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and for the Agricultural Research Council, the National Agricultural Marketing Council, Onderstepoort Biological Products, the Perishable Products Export Control Board, and Ncera Farms.^[2]

The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries portfolio was created in the 2009 cabinet reorganization after the election of President Jacob Zuma; the Minister inherited the responsibility for agriculture from the Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs, the responsibility for fisheries from the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, and the responsibility for forestry from the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry. The first Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was Tina Joemat-Peterson and her deputy was Pieter Mulder. The current Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is Senzeni Zokwana with Bheki Cele has his deputy.^[3]

List of Past Ministers

Minister of Agriculture, 1910-1933

	Term		Party
Louis Botha	31 May 1910	28 June 1912	SAP	Louis Botha (I) (II)
J.W. Sauer	28 June 1912	24 July 1913
Louis Botha	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	8 February 1921	19 June 1924	SAP	Jan Smuts (I) (II)
Jan Kemp	19 June 1924	17 May 1933	NP	J.B.M. Hertzog (I) (II)

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, 1933-1948

	Term		Party
Jan Kemp	1934	1935	UP	J.B.M. Hertzog (III) (IV)
Deneys Reitz	1935	18 May 1938
W.R. Collins	18 May 1938	17 July 1943
W.R. Collins	18 May 1938	17 July 1943		Jan Smuts (takes office after Hertzog resignation)
J.G.N. Strauss	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		26 May 1948	16 April 1958	HNP		D.F. Malan (I) (II)

Minister of Water Affairs and Agricultural Technical Services, 1958-1966

Name		Portrait	Term		Party	Prime Minister
	P.K. le Roux		16 April 1958	30 March 1966	NP		Strydom (I)
	P.K. le Roux		16 April 1958	30 March 1966	NP		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		30 March 1966	10 April 1968	NP		Hendrik Verwoerd (II)
	J.J. Fouché		30 March 1966	10 April 1968	NP		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		B.J. Vorster (I) (II) (III)
	Hendrik Schoeman		1972	29 April 1981	NP		B.J. Vorster (I) (II) (III)

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1981-1982

Name		Portrait	Term		Party	Prime Minister
	Pietie du Plessis		29 April 1981	1982	NP		P.W. Botha (I)

Minister of Agriculture, 1982-1991

Name		Portrait	Term		Party	President (since 1984)
	J.J.G. Wentzel		1982	6 September 1989	NP		P.W. Botha (I) (II)
	Jacob de Villiers		6 September 1989	1991	NP		F.W. de Klerk (I)

Minister of Agriculture and Development, 1991-1994

Name		Portrait	Term		Party	President
	Kraai van Niekerk		1991	10 May 1994	NP		F.W. de Klerk (I)

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

	Term		Party
Derek Hanekom	1996	14 June 1999	ANC	Nelson Mandela (Government of National Unity)
Thoko Didiza	14 June 1999	22 May 2006	ANC	Thabo Mbeki (I) (II)
Lulama Xingwana	22 May 2006	9 May 2009		Thabo Mbeki (I) (II)
Lulama Xingwana	22 May 2006	9 May 2009		Kgalema Motlanthe (takes office after Mbeki resigns)

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 2009-present

Name		Portrait	Term		Party	President
	Tina Joemat-Peterson		9 May 2009	24 May 2014	ANC		Jacob Zuma (I) (II)
	Senzeni Zokwana		24 May 2014	Incumbent	ANC		Jacob Zuma (I) (II)

References

↑ "Determination salaries and allowances of the Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers", Proclamation No. 3 of 2015.
↑ "DAFF Structure" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
↑ "Statement by President Jacob Zuma on the appointment of the new Cabinet" (Press release). Government Communication & Information System. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.

External links

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