The Minister of Social Development is a Minister in the

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who is the political head of the Department of Social Development and its agencies, including the

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. The incumbent Minister is

Lindiwe Zulu Lindiwe Daphney Zulu (born 21 April 1958) is South Africa's Minister of Social Development. She was the special advisor to the President on International Relations. She previously served as the head of communication for the PAN African women's ...

and her deputy is Henrietta Bogopane-Zulu. The Ministry was created in June 1999 when

Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki KStJ (; born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who was the second president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Congress (ANC ...

took office as

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in the 1999 general election. Its precursor in the cabinet of

Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist who served as the President of South Africa, first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1 ...

was the Ministry for Welfare and Population Development, where

Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi Geraldine Joslyn Fraser-Moleketi (born 24 August 1960) is a South African politician who was Minister of Public Service and Administration since 17 June 1999 to 25 September 2008. She was also a member of the National Executive Committee of t ...

was incumbent from June 1996 to June 1999.

List of Ministers

References

External link

Department of Social Development
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