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)
Flag of South Africa
Incumbent
Joe Phaahla
since 5 August 2021
Department of Health
StyleThe Honourable
DeputyDeputy Minister of Health
SalaryR2,211,937[1]
WebsiteDepartment 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 Cabinet Ministers

No.NamePartyTerm
1Thomas WattSouth African Party1919-1921
2Patrick DuncanUnionist Party1921-1924
3Daniel François MalanNational Party1924-1933
4Jan Hendrik HofmeyrSouth African Party1933-1936
5Richard StuttafordUnionist Party1936-1939
6Harry Gordon LawrenceUnionist Party1939-1945
7Henry GluckmanUnionist Party1945-1948
8Albert Jacobus StalsNational Party1948-1951
9Karl BremerNational Party1951-1953
10Albertus Johannes Roux van RhijnNational Party1953-1954
11Tom NaudéNational Party1954-1956
12Johannes Hendrikus ViljoenNational Party1956-1957
13Michiel Daniel Christiaan de Wet NelNational Party1958
14Albert HertzogNational Party1958-1968
15Carel de WetNational Party1968-1972
16Schalk van der Merwe (politician)National Party1972- 1979
17Lourens MunnikNational Party1979-1982
18Cornelis van der MerweNational Party1982-1985
19Willie van NiekerkNational Party1985-1989
20Rina VenterNational Party1989-1994
21Nkosazana Dlamini-ZumaAfrican National CongressMay 1994 - May 1999
22Manto Tshabalala-MsimangAfrican National CongressJune 1999 - 25 September 2008
23Barbara HoganAfrican National Congress25 September 2008 - 10 May 2009
24Aaron MotsoalediAfrican National Congress11 May 2009 - 29 May 2019
25Zweli MkhizeAfrican National Congress30 May 2019 - 8 June 2021
26 Mmamoloko Kubayi (acting) African National Congress 9 June 2021 - 5 August 2021[2]
27 Joe Phaahla African National Congress 6 August 2021 – present

See also

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.
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