Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (South Africa)

The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was a Minister of the Cabinet of South Africa from 2009 to 2019, 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]

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
AppointerPresident of South Africa
Inaugural holderTina Joemat-Peterson
Formation10 May 2009
Final holderSenzeni Zokwana
Abolished27 May 2019
DeputyDeputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
SalaryR2,211,937[1]
WebsiteDepartment of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

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. In May 2019 the cabinet was reorganised and the portfolio's responsibilities were divided between the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries.[3]

List of ministers

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Minister Deputy Minister
Cabinet Name Term Party Name Term Party
Zuma I Tina Joemat-Peterson 2009 2014 ANC Pieter Mulder 2009 2014 FF+
Zuma II Senzeni Zokwana 2014 2018 ANC Bheki Cele 2014 2018 ANC
Ramaphosa I Senzeni Zokwana 2018 2019 ANC Sfiso Buthelezi 2018 2019 ANC

References

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  1. ^ "Determination salaries and allowances of the Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers Archived 29 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine", Proclamation No. 3 of 2015.
  2. ^ "DAFF Structure" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved 9 October 2009. [dead link]
  3. ^ "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces changes to the National Executive" (Press release). Government Communication & Information System. 26 February 2018.
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