Motlanthe Cabinet

The members of the Motlanthe Cabinet took office in September 2008. President of the Republic of South Africa and head of government was Kgalema Motlanthe . He was sworn in to this office on September 25, 2008.

Cabinet composition

The following table shows the composition of the cabinet based on sources from 2008.

Business area	minister	Vice Minister
Prime Minister and President of South Africa / Prime Minister and President of the Republic of South Africa	Kgalema Motlanthe	see next line
Vice President / Deputy President	Baleka Mbete
Minister of the Presidency	Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
Agriculture and land issues / Agriculture and Land Affairs	Lulama Xingwana	Dirk you Toit
Art and Culture / Arts and Culture	Pallo Jordan	Ntombazana Botha
Communication / Communications	Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri († April 6, 2009), successor to Manto Tshabalala-Msimang	Radhakrishna 'Roy' Padayachee
Prison / Correctional Services	Ngconde Balfour	Loretta Jacobus
Defense / Defense	Charles Nqakula	Fezile Bhengu
Education / Education	Naledi Pandor
Environment and Tourism / Environment and Tourism	Mohammed Valli Moosa	Thizwilondi Mabudafhasi
Finance / Finance	Trevor Manuel
International Affairs / Foreign Affairs	Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma	Aziz Pahad Susan van der Merwe
Health / Health	Barbara Hogan	Molefi Sefularo
Internal Affairs / Home Affairs	Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula	Knowledge Malusi Nkanyezi Gigaba
Housing / Housing	Lindiwe Sisulu
News service / intelligence	Siyabonga Cwele
Justice and Constitutional Development / Justice and Constitutional Development	Enver Surty	Johnny de Lange
Work / labor	Membathisi Mdladlana
Natural resources and energy / Minerals and Energy	Buyelwa Sonjica
Provincial and Local Government / Provincial and Local Government	Sicelo Shiceka	Nomatyala Hangana
Public Companies / Public Enterprises	Brigitte Mabandla
Public Service and Administration / Public Service and Administration	Richard Baloyi
Public Works / Public Works	Geoff Doidge	Ntopile Kganyago
Security / Safety and Security	Nathi Mthethwa	Susan Shabangu
Science and Technology / Science and Technology	Mosibudi Mangena	Derek Hanekom
Social Development / Social Development	Zola Skweyiya	Jean Swanson-Jacobs
Sport and Recreation / Sport and Recreation	Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile	Gert Oosthuizen
Trade and Industry / Trade and Industry	Mandisi Mpahlwa	Rob Haydn Davies Elizabeth Thabethe
Traffic / transport	Jeff Radebe
Water and Forestry / Water and Forestry	Lindiwe Hendricks

Individual evidence

1. ^ South African History Online: South Africa Cabinet Members 2008 to 2009 . on www.sahistory.org.za (English)
2. ↑ Kgalema Motlanthe : Motlanthe's inauguration address inc. names of new cabinet . on www.politicsweb.co.za (English)