Minister of State Security (South Africa)

South Africa
Minister of State Security
South Africa ; Minister of State Security
	Flag of South Africa
	Department of State Security
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Cyril Ramaphosa
Inaugural holder	Joe Nhlanhla
Formation	18 June 1999
Final holder	Ayanda Dlodlo
Website	Department of State Security

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:

State Security Agency

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

Minister of Intelligence Services, 1999-2009

	Term		Party
Joe Nhlanhla	18 June 1999	2000	ANC	Thabo Mbeki (I) (II)
Lindiwe Sisulu	2000	28 April 2004	ANC
Ronnie Kasrils	29 April 2004	2008	SACP
Siyabonga Cwele	2008	22 April 2009	ANC	Kgalema Motlanthe (takes office after Mbeki resigns)

Minister of State Security, 2009-2021

	Term		Party
Siyabonga Cwele	22 April 2009	24 May 2014	ANC	Jacob Zuma (I) (II)
David Mahlobo	25 May 2014	16 October 2017	ANC
Bongani Bongo	17 October 2017	26 February 2018	ANC
Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba	26 February 2018	29 May 2019	ANC	Cyril Ramaphosa (I)
Ayanda Dlodlo	30 May 2019	August 2021	ANC	Cyril Ramaphosa (II)

References

^ Haffajee, Ferial (6 August 2021). "Ramaphosa changes more than a third of his Cabinet, takes state security into the Presidency, gives Mboweni a pass out of government". Daily Maverick.
^ "Executive decision: Zuma's new cabinet". Mail&Guardian. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

External links

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[1] Haffajee, Ferial (6 August 2021). "Ramaphosa changes more than a third of his Cabinet, takes state security into the Presidency, gives Mboweni a pass out of government". Daily Maverick.

[M&G-2] "Executive decision: Zuma's new cabinet". Mail&Guardian. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

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