Minister of Correctional Services (South Africa)
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The Minister of Correctional Services is a Minister
in the Government of South Africa
, who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Correctional Services.
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
in the Government of South Africa
Government of South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a constitutional democracy with a three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary, operating in a nearly unique system that combines aspects of parliamentary and presidential systems. Legislative authority is held by the Parliament of South Africa...
, who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Correctional Services.
Ministers of Communications
| Minister | Incumbancy | Under |
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| Sipo Mzimela | 1994-1998 | Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing... |
| Ben Skosana | 1998-1999 | |
| 1999-2004 | Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician who served two terms as the second post-apartheid President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. He is also the brother of Moeletsi Mbeki... |
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| Ngconde Balfour Ngconde Balfour Ngconde Balfour is a South African politician and has been Minister of Correctional Services since 2004.Balfour was born in the Eastern Cape and completed his schooling at Jabavu High School in the town of Alice. He went on to study at Lovedale College and Fort Hare University... |
2004-2008 | |
| 2008-2009 | Kgalema Motlanthe | |
| Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is a South African politician, appointed minister of correctional services in 2009. She was the minister of home affairs from 2004.Mapisa-Nqakula obtained a teacher's diploma from the Bensonvale Teachers College.... |
2009 | Jacob Zuma Jacob Zuma Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party's victory in the 2009 general election.... |