Minister of Health (South Africa)

South Africa Minister of Health
List 10 other official names: Minister van Gesondheid (Afrikaans) uNgqongqotjhe wezamaPhilo (Southern Ndebele) UMphathiswa wezeMpilo (Xhosa) Induna Yezemphilo (Zulu) Indvuna Yetemphilo (Swazi) Tona ya Maphelo (Northern Sotho) Letona la Bophelo bo Botle (Sotho) Tona ya Boitekanelo (Tswana) Holobye ya Rihanyo (Tsonga) Minisiṱa wa Mutakalo (Venda)
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Incumbent Aaron Motsoaledi since 3 July 2024
Department of Health
Style	The Honourable
Deputy	Deputy Minister of Health
Salary	R2,211,937[1]
Website	Department of Health

In the South African government, the minister of health is the member of the national Cabinet responsible for the Department of Health, and therefore for national health policy and the administration of public health. The position is of particular importance in South Africa because of the massive impact of the AIDS pandemic in the country.

List of health ministers

No.	Name	Party	Term
1	Thomas Watt	South African Party	1919-1921
2	Patrick Duncan	Unionist Party	1921-1924
3	Daniel François Malan	National Party	1924-1933
4	Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr	South African Party	1933-1936
5	Richard Stuttaford	Unionist Party	1936-1939
6	Harry Gordon Lawrence	Unionist Party	1939-1945
7	Henry Gluckman	Unionist Party	1945-1948
8	Albert Jacobus Stals	National Party	1948-1951
9	Karl Bremer	National Party	1951-1953
10	Albertus Johannes Roux van Rhijn	National Party	1953-1954
11	Tom Naudé	National Party	1954-1956
12	Johannes Hendrikus Viljoen	National Party	1956-1957
13	Michiel Daniel Christiaan de Wet Nel	National Party	1958
14	Albert Hertzog	National Party	1958-1968
15	Carel de Wet	National Party	1968-1972
16	Schalk van der Merwe (politician)	National Party	1972- 1979
17	Lourens Munnik	National Party	1979-1982
18	Cornelis van der Merwe	National Party	1982-1985
19	Willie van Niekerk	National Party	1985-1989
20	Rina Venter	National Party	1989-1994
21	Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma	African National Congress	May 1994 - May 1999
22	Manto Tshabalala-Msimang	African National Congress	June 1999 - 25 September 2008
23	Barbara Hogan	African National Congress	25 September 2008 - 10 May 2009
24	Aaron Motsoaledi	African National Congress	11 May 2009 - 29 May 2019
25	Zweli Mkhize	African National Congress	30 May 2019 - 8 June 2021
-	Mmamoloko Kubayi (acting)	African National Congress	9 June 2021 - 5 August 2021[2]
26	Joe Phaahla	African National Congress	6 August 2021 – 19 June 2024
27	Aaron Motsoaledi	African National Congress	3 July 2024 (incumbent)[3]

See also

• Health minister

References

1. "Determination salaries and allowances of the Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers", Proclamation No. 3 of 2015.
2. "New Health Minister Joe Phaahla hits ground running". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
3. "Historic day for SA as government of national unity ministers take oath of office". Daily Maverick. 3 July 2024. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.