Second cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa
The Second Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa was the cabinet of the government of South Africa between 29 May 2019 and 19 June 2024. It was formed by President Ramaphosa after the 2019 general election and dissolved after the 2024 general election . In the interim it was reshuffled twice – once in August 2021 and once in March 2023 – and augmented in size from 28 ministers to 30 ministers.
History May 2019 appointment The African National Congress (ANC) won a majority in the 2019 general election and President Cyril Ramaphosa was elected to his first full term as President of South Africa . After his inauguration on 25 May 2019,[1] [2] [3] Mogoeng Mogoeng at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria .[4] [5]
The cabinet was the third cabinet in Africa to reach complete gender parity in its composition and the first gender-equal cabinet in South African history .[6] Patricia de Lille , the leader of Good , who was appointed as Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure . De Lille said that her party would remain an opposition party in the National Assembly , her appointment to government notwithstanding.[7]
Ramaphosa reduced the size of the cabinet from 36 to 28 portfolios through the amalgamation of several departments.[8]
August 2021 reshuffle On 5 August 2021, Ramaphosa announced a major cabinet reshuffle, occasioned by the resignations of Minister Zweli Mkhize and Minister Tito Mboweni and the deaths of Minister Jackson Mthembu and Deputy Minister Bavelile Hlongwa .[9] recent civil unrest .[10]
Most notably, the Ministry of State Security was abolished, and authority for the State Security Agency moved instead to the Presidency , where it was held by a newly appointed Deputy Minister in the Presidency with responsibility for state security.[11] Ministry of Human Settlements and Ministry of Water and Sanitation were separated again, after their abortive two-year union as the Ministry of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation .[9]
March 2023 reshuffle On 6 March 2023, Ramaphosa again reshuffled his cabinet, this time in the aftermath of his victory at the ANC's 55th National Conference .[12] David Mabuza as Deputy President of South Africa ; he was replaced by Paul Mashatile .[13]
Alongside other changes, Ramaphosa created two new Ministers in the Presidency : the Minister in the Presidency for Electricity , with responsibility for the ongoing South African energy crisis , and the Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation , with responsibility for the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation .[14]
2022 motion of no confidence During his speech at the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 14 February 2022, the Leader of the Opposition , John Steenhuisen of the Democratic Alliance (DA), announced that he had tabled a motion of no confidence in the Cabinet, excluding President Ramaphosa, in terms of Section 102(1) of the Constitution .[15] [16] [17]
On 10 March, the Speaker of the National Assembly , Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula , announced that the debate and vote on the motion of no confidence against the Cabinet would be held on 30 March.[18] secret ballot , but Mapisa-Nqakula rejected their request on 25 March.[19] [20] Economic Freedom Fighters , the United Democratic Movement , the African Transformation Movement , and the Freedom Front Plus voted in favour of the motion, while the ANC, Good, the National Freedom Party , the Inkatha Freedom Party , and Al Jama-ah voted against it.[21]
Ministers Deputy ministers Deputy ministers are appointed by the president of South Africa. They are not members of the cabinet. They assist cabinet ministers in the execution of their duties. As of September 2021, these are the deputy ministers of South Africa.[22]
See also References
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