Minister of Finance ( South Africa ) - Wikipedia Minister of Finance ( South Africa ) South Africa Minister of Finance Flag of South Africa Incumbent Nhlanhla Nene since 27 February 2018 National Treasury Style The Honourable Appointer Cyril Ramaphosa Inaugural holder Henry Charles Hull Formation 31 May 1910 Deputy Mondli Gungubele Salary R 2,211,937 Website National Treasury South Africa This article is part of a series on the politics and government of South Africa Constitution Bill of Rights Executive President Cyril Ramaphosa Deputy President David Mabuza Cabinet Shadow Cabinet Legislative National Council of Provinces Chairperson Thandi Modise National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete Leader of the Opposition Mmusi Maimane Judiciary Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng Deputy Chief Justice Ray Zondo Courts Constitutional Court Supreme Court of Appeal President : Mandisa Maya High Court Magistrate 's courts Electoral Court Elections General 1910 1915 1920 1921 1924 1929 1933 1938 1943 1948 1953 1958 1961 1966 1970 1974 1977 1981 1984 1987 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 Municipal 2000 2006 2011 2016 Referendums 1960 1983 1992 Political parties Administrative divisions Provinces Districts Metropolitan municipality District municipality Municipalities ( list ) Foreign relations Minister of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions Passport Related topics Human rights Taxation Protests Repression Political assassinations Other countries Atlas The Minister of Finance is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa who is the political head of the National Treasury. The Minister of Finance is responsible for the financial management of government affairs, drawing up the budget, and developing economic policy ( in cooperation with the Minister of Economic Development and the Minister of Trade and Industry ). The Minister of Finance is also responsible for the South African Revenue Service. Contents 1 List of Past Ministers 1.1 Minister of Finance, 1910 - present 2 References 3 External links List of Past Ministers Minister of Finance, 1910 - present Name Portrait Term Party President ( since 1984 ) Henry Charles Hull 15 September 1910 1912 SAP Louis Botha ( I ) ( II ) Jan Smuts 1912 20 October 1915 SAP Henry Burton 20 October 1915 1917 SAP Thomas Orr 1917 20 March 1920 SAP Jan Smuts ( takes office after Botha dies ) Henry Burton 20 March 1920 19 June 1924 SAP Jan Smuts ( I ) ( II ) N.C. Havenga 20 June 1924 4 September 1939 NP J.B.M. Hertzog ( I ) ( II ) ( III ) ( IV ) UP J.F.H. Hofmeyer 5 September 1939 25 May 1948 UP Jan Smuts ( takes office after Hertzog resignation ) Jan Smuts ( III ) N.C. Havenga 26 May 1948 1954 HNP D.F. Malan ( I ) ( II ) E.H. Louw 1954 1956 HNP Tom Naudé 1956 15 April 1958 HNP T.E. Dönges 16 April 1958 1967 NP Strydom ( I ) Hendrik Verwoerd ( takes office after Strydom 's death ) Hendrik Verwoerd ( I ) ( II ) Nico Diederichs 1967 NP B.J. Vorster ( takes office after Verwoerd 's death ) B.J. Vorster ( I ) ( II ) ( III ) Owen Horwood 1984 NP P.W. Botha ( I ) ( II ) Barend du Plessis 1984 1992 NP F.W. de Klerk ( I ) Derek Keys 1992 19 September 1994 NP Nelson Mandela ( Government of National Unity ) Chris Liebenberg 19 September 1994 4 April 1996 None Trevor Manuel 4 April 1996 10 May 2009 ANC Thabo Mbeki ( I ) ( II ) Kgalema Motlanthe ( takes office after Mbeki resigns ) Pravin Gordhan 11 May 2009 25 May 2014 ANC Jacob Zuma ( I ) ( II ) Nhlanhla Nene 25 May 2014 9 December 2015 ANC David van Rooyen 9 December 2015 13 December 2015 ANC Pravin Gordhan 13 December 2015 31 March 2017 ANC Malusi Gigaba 31 March 2017 27 February 2018 ANC Nhlanhla Nene 27 February 2018 Present ANC Cyril Ramaphosa References Jump up ^ `` Determination salaries and allowances of the Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers '', Proclamation No. 3 of 2015. 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Question: who is the finance minister of south africa
Answer: Nhlanhla Nene