Minister of Arts and Culture
Political office in South Africa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture is a minister of the Cabinet of South Africa, who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. As of 3 July 2024, the incumbent Minister is Gayton McKenzie.[1] The Deputy Minister is Peace Mabe.
| South Africa Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture | |
|---|---|
| |
| Department of Sport, Arts and Culture | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Inaugural holder | Pallo Jordan |
| Formation | June 2019 (current form) |
| Deputy | Peace Mabe |
| Website | dsac |
History
Between 1994 and 2004, the minister had a different name, as Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology.
On 29 April 2004, the portfolio of Minister of Arts and Culture was created, on the appointment of President Thabo Mbeki's second cabinet. It included a separate minister of science and technology.[2]
The ministry's current form was established in June 2019, under the second cabinet of President Cyril Ramaphosa. It marked the first time in post-democratic South Africa that the position was held by someone outside the ANC.
Institutions
Apart from the Department of Arts and Culture, the following institutions also report to the minister:[3]
- Afrikaanse Taalmuseum
- Artscape
- Freedom Park
- Iziko Museums of South Africa
- Luthuli Museum
- Market Theatre
- Natal Museum, Bloemfontein
- National Arts Council of South Africa
- National English Literary Museum
- National Film and Video Foundation
- National Heritage Council
- National Library of South Africa
- National Museum
- Northern Flagship Institutions
- Nelson Mandela Museum
- Performing Arts Council of the Free State
- The Playhouse Company
- Robben Island Museum
- South African Geographical Names Council
- South African Heritage Resources Agency
- South African Library for the Blind
- State Theatre (South Africa)
- Windybrow Centre for the Arts
- Ncome Museum
- Anglo-Boer War Museum
- William Humphreys Art Gallery
List of past ministers
Education, arts and science, 1949–1989
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.H. Viljoen |  |
1949 | 16 April 1958 | NP | D.F. Malan (I) (II) | ||
| J.J. Serfontein |  |
16 April 1958 | 8 October 1961 | NP | Hans Strydom (I) | ||
| Hendrik Verwoerd (takes office after Strydom's death) | |||||||
| 8 October 1961 | 1970 | NP | Hendrik Verwoerd (I) (II) | ||||
| B.J. Vorster (takes office after Verwoerd's death) | |||||||
| 1970 | 1981 | NP | B.J. Vorster (I) (II) (III) | ||||
| 1981 | 1989 | NP | P.W. Botha (I) (II) | ||||
Education and culture, 1989–1994
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piet Clase | 1989 | 1991 | NP | F.W. de Klerk (I) | |||
| Piet Marais | 1991 | 10 May 1994 | |||||
Arts, culture, science and technology, 1994–2004
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Ngubane | 11 May 1994 | 31 August 1996 | ANC | Nelson Mandela (Government of National Unity) | |||
| Ben Ngubane | 17 June 1999 | 29 April 2004 | ANC | Thabo Mbeki (I) | |||
Arts and culture, 2004–2023
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallo Jordan |  |
29 April 2004 | 22 April 2009 | ANC | Thabo Mbeki (II) | ||
| Kgalema Motlanthe (takes office after Mbeki resigns) | |||||||
| Lulama Xingwana |  |
22 April 2009 | 30 October 2010 | ANC | Jacob Zuma (I) (II) Cyril Ramaphosa (I) (II) | ||
| Paul Mashatile |  |
30 October 2010 | 7 May 2014 | ||||
| Nathi Mthethwa | _(cropped).jpg) |
24 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 | ||||
Sport, arts and culture, 2024–present
| Name | Portrait | Term | Party | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathi Mthethwa | |
30 May 2019 | 6 March 2023 | ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa (II) | ||
| Gayton Mackenzie | .jpg) |
3 July 2024 | Incumbent | PA | Cyril Ramaphosa (III) (took office after the formation of the coalition Government of National Unity) | ||