The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism was a

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of the

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from 1994 to 2009.

Past Cabinet Ministers of Environmental Affairs and Tourism

After the election of

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in May 2009 the department was divided into the

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and the Department of Tourism. Environmental Affairs and Tourism South Africa, Environmental Affairs and Tourism Environmental agencies in South Africa Government agencies established in 1994 1994 establishments in South Africa 2009 disestablishments in South Africa {{environmental-agency-stub