Minister of Employment and Labour

South Africa
Minister of Employment and Labour
South Africa ; Minister of Employment and Labour
List 10 other official names: ; Minister van Arbeid (Afrikaans) ; uNgqongqotjhe wezabaSebenzi (Southern Ndebele) ; UMphathiswa lezaBasebenzi (Xhosa) ; Indvuna Wezabasebenzi (Zulu) ; Indvuna Letetisebenti (Swazi) ; Tona ya Bašomi (Northern Sotho) ; Letona la tsa Mesebetsi (Sotho) ; Tona la Bodiri (Tswana) ; Holobye ya Vatirhi (Tsonga) ; Minisiṱa wa Mishumo (Venda) ;
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	Incumbent; Nomakhosazana Meth; since 3 July 2024
	Department of Employment and Labour
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Cyril Ramaphosa;
Inaugural holder	Frederic Creswell
Formation	19 June 1924; 102 years ago
Deputy	Judith Nemadzinga-Tshabalala; Jomo Sibiya
Salary	R 2,211,937
Website	Department of Labour

The Minister of Employment and Labour is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa.^[2] They are responsible for leading the Department of Employment and Labour, which oversees employment, Industrial relations, unemployment, job creation, and other related matters.

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Formation19 June 1924; 102 years ago

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The current Minister is Nomakhosazana Meth of the ANC, who has served in the role since July 2024.^[3]

	Term		Party
Frederic Creswell	19 June 1924	1925	LP	J.B.M. Hertzog (I) (II)
Thomas Boydell	1925	14 June 1929
Frederic Creswell	14 June 1929	17 May 1933
Adriaan Fourie	17 May 1933	1935	UP	J.B.M. Hertzog (III)

Name		Portrait	Term		Party	Prime Minister
	Adriaan Fourie		1935	1936	UP		J.B.M. Hertzog (III)
	J.F.H. Hofmeyer		1936	1937	UP		J.B.M. Hertzog (III)

	Term		Party
J.F.H. Hofmeyer	1937	18 May 1938	UP	J.B.M. Hertzog (III) (IV)
Harry Lawrence	18 May 1938	5 September 1939	UP	J.B.M. Hertzog (III) (IV)
Walter Madeley	5 September 1939	1945	LP	Jan Smuts (takes office after Hertzog resignation)
Walter Madeley	5 September 1939	1945	LP	Jan Smuts (III)
C.F. Steyn	1945	26 May 1948	UP	Jan Smuts (III)
B.J. Schoeman	26 May 1948	1954	HNP	D.F. Malan (I) (II)
Jan de Klerk	1954	8 October 1961	HNP	D.F. Malan (I) (II)
			NP	Strydom (I)
			NP	Hendrik Verwoerd (takes office after Strydom's death)
A.E. Trollip	8 October 1961	30 March 1966	NP	Hendrik Verwoerd (I) (II)
Marais Viljoen	30 March 1966	1976		Hendrik Verwoerd (I) (II)
				B.J. Vorster (takes office after Verwoerd's death)
			NP	B.J. Vorster (I) (II)

	Term		Party
S.P. Botha	1976	15 November 1983	NP	B.J. Vorster (II) (III)
S.P. Botha	1976	15 November 1983	NP	P.W. Botha (I) (II)
Unknown	15 November 1983	6 September 1989		P.W. Botha (I) (II)
Gene Louw	6 September 1989	1992	NP	F.W. de Klerk (I)
Unknown	1992	10 May 1994		F.W. de Klerk (I)

	Term		Party
Tito Mboweni	10 May 1994	14 June 1999	ANC	Nelson Mandela (Government of National Unity)
Membathisi Mdladlana	14 June 1999	30 October 2010	ANC	Thabo Mbeki (I) (II)
				Kgalema Motlanthe (takes office after Mbeki resigns)
				Jacob Zuma (I) (II) Cyril Ramaphosa (I)
Mildred Oliphant	1 November 2010	29 May 2019	ANC	Jacob Zuma (I) (II) Cyril Ramaphosa (I)

List of past ministers

South Africa Minister of Employment and Labour
List 10 other official names: Minister van Arbeid (Afrikaans) uNgqongqotjhe wezabaSebenzi (Southern Ndebele) UMphathiswa lezaBasebenzi (Xhosa) Indvuna Wezabasebenzi (Zulu) Indvuna Letetisebenti (Swazi) Tona ya Bašomi (Northern Sotho) Letona la tsa Mesebetsi (Sotho) Tona la Bodiri (Tswana) Holobye ya Vatirhi (Tsonga) Minisiṱa wa Mishumo (Venda)
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Incumbent Nomakhosazana Meth since 3 July 2024
Department of Employment and Labour
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Cyril Ramaphosa
Inaugural holder	Frederic Creswell
Formation	19 June 1924; 102 years ago (19 June 1924)
Deputy	Judith Nemadzinga-Tshabalala Jomo Sibiya
Salary	R 2,211,937^[1]
Website	Department of Labour

Name		Portrait	Term		Party	President
	Thulas Nxesi		30 May 2019	19 June 2024	ANC		Cyril Ramaphosa (II)
	Nomakhosazana Meth		3 July 2024	Present	ANC		Cyril Ramaphosa (II)