# First Cabinet of Jacob Zuma

Following his election as President of South Africa in the 2009 general election, Jacob Zuma announced his first cabinet on 10 May 2009. There were a total of 34 ministerial portfolios in the cabinet.

## Appointment

After the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority in the April 2009 general election, Jacob Zuma was inaugurated as President of South Africa on 9 May 2009 and announced his cabinet the following day. His cabinet announcement outlined several changes to the structure of the cabinet:
* The Ministry of Minerals and Energy was bifurcated into a Ministry of Mining and a Ministry of Energy;
* The Ministry of Education was bifurcated into a Ministry of Basic Education and Ministry of Higher Education and Training;
* The Ministry of Economic Development was established;
* The Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities was established;
* Where there had previously been one Minister in the Presidency without a specified portfolio, there would henceforth be two Ministers in the Presidency, one with responsibility for the newly established National Planning Commission and the other with responsibility for the monitoring and evaluation function and for administration; and
* Environment-related functions were re-allocated: where there had previously been a Ministry of Agriculture and Land Affairs, a Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, and a Ministry of Water Affairs and Forestry, there was henceforth a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, a Ministry of Rural Development and Land Reform, a Ministry of Water and Environmental Affairs, and a Ministry of Tourism.
In addition to these structural changes, six other ministries had new names: the Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans (formerly the Ministry of Defence), the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation (formerly Foreign Affairs), the Ministry of Human Settlements (Housing), the Ministry of State Security (Intelligence), the Ministry of Police (Safety and Security), and the Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Provincial and Local Government).
All of the ministers appointed by Zuma were members of his political party, the ANC.

## Reshuffles

On 31 October 2010, President Zuma announced his first cabinet reshuffle, a major reshuffle in which seven ministers were sacked and two others were reassigned. In a second reshuffle less than a year later, on 24 October 2011, two ministers were removed and two others were reassigned to new portfolios; the dismissed ministers were Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde and Sicelo Shiceka, both of whom had been implicated in misconduct by the Public Protector.
On 12 June 2012, Zuma announced his third reshuffle, occasioned by the death of Minister Roy Padayachie. The reshuffle affected ministers in four portfolios. On 3 October 2012, Zuma announced a further, minor reshuffle, this time occasioned by Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's election as chairperson of the African Union Commission; the reshuffle affected only two portfolios.
In a final reshuffle on 9 July 2013, Zuma fired three ministers: Dina Pule, Tokyo Sexwale, and Richard Baloyi. They were replaced by Yunus Carrim, Connie September, and Lech Tsenoli, respectively, and two other ministers – Ben Martins and Dipuo Peters – swopped portfolios.

## List of ministers

Legend :
* African National Congress
| Post | Post | Minister | Term | Term | Party |
| | President of South Africa | His Excellency Jacob Zuma | 2009 | 2018 | ANC |
| | Deputy President of South Africa | His Excellency Kgalema Motlanthe | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission | The Hon. Trevor Manuel MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration | The Hon. Collins Chabane MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | The Hon. Tina Joemat-Peterson MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Arts and Culture | The Hon. Paul Mashatile MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| ' | Minister of Arts and Culture | The Hon. Lulu Xingwana MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| | Minister of Basic Education | The Hon. Angie Motshekga MP | 2009 | 2024 | ANC |
| | Minister of Communications | The Hon. Yunus Carrim MP | 2013 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Communications | The Hon. Dina Pule MP | 2011 | 2013 | ANC |
| | Minister of Communications | The Hon. Roy Padayachie MP | 2010 | 2011 | ANC |
| | Minister of Communications | The Hon. Siphiwe Nyanda MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| | Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | The Hon. Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli MP | 2013 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | The Hon. Richard Baloyi MP | 2011 | 2013 | ANC |
| | Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | The Hon. Sicelo Shiceka MP | 2009 | 2011 | ANC |
| | Minister of Correctional Services | The Hon. S'bu Ndebele MP | 2012 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Correctional Services | The Hon. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula MP | 2009 | 2012 | ANC |
| | Minister of Defence and Military Veterans | The Hon. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula MP | 2012 | 2021 | ANC |
| | Minister of Defence and Military Veterans | The Hon. Lindiwe Sisulu MP | 2009 | 2012 | ANC |
| | Minister of Economic Development | The Hon. Ebrahim Patel MP | 2009 | 2019 | ANC |
| | Minister of Energy | The Hon. Ben Martins MP | 2013 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Energy | The Hon. Dipuo Peters MP | 2009 | 2013 | ANC |
| | Minister of Finance | The Hon. Pravin Gordhan MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Health | The Hon. Aaron Motsoaledi MP | 2009 | 2019 | ANC |
| | Minister of Higher Education and Training | The Hon. Blade Nzimande MP | 2009 | 2017 | ANC |
| | Minister of Home Affairs | The Hon. Naledi Pandor MP | 2012 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Home Affairs | The Hon. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma MP | 2009 | 2012 | ANC |
| | Minister of Human Settlements | The Hon. Connie September MP | 2013 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Human Settlements | The Hon. Tokyo Sexwale MP | 2009 | 2013 | ANC |
| | Minister of International Relations and Cooperation | The Hon. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane MP | 2009 | 2018 | ANC |
| | Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development | The Hon. Jeff Radebe MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Labour | The Hon. Mildred Oliphant MP | 2010 | 2019 | ANC |
| | Minister of Labour | The Hon. Membathisi Mdladlana MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| | Minister of Mineral Resources | The Hon. Susan Shabangu MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Police | The Hon. Nathi Mthethwa MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Public Enterprises | The Hon. Malusi Gigaba MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Public Enterprises | The Hon. Barbara Hogan MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| | Minister of Public Service and Administration | The Hon. Lindiwe Sisulu MP | 2012 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Public Service and Administration | The Hon. Roy Padayachie MP | 2011 | 2012 | ANC |
| | Minister of Public Service and Administration | The Hon. Richard Baloyi MP | 2009 | 2011 | ANC |
| | Minister of Public Works | The Hon. Thulas Nxesi MP | 2011 | 2017 | ANC |
| | Minister of Public Works | The Hon. Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde MP | 2010 | 2011 | ANC |
| | Minister of Public Works | The Hon. Geoff Doidge MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| | Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform | The Hon. Gugile Nkwinti MP | 2009 | 2018 | ANC |
| | Minister of Science and Technology | The Hon. Derek Hanekom MP | 2012 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Science and Technology | The Hon. Naledi Pandor MP | 2009 | 2012 | ANC |
| | Minister of Social Development | The Hon. Bathabile Dlamini MP | 2010 | 2018 | ANC |
| | Minister of Social Development | The Hon. Edna Molewa MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| | Minister of Sport and Recreation | The Hon. Fikile Mbalula MP | 2010 | 2017 | ANC |
| | Minister of Sport and Recreation | The Hon. Makhenkesi Stofile MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| | Minister of State Security | The Hon. Siyabonga Cwele MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Tourism | The Hon. Marthinus van Schalkwyk MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Trade and Industry | The Hon. Rob Davies MP | 2009 | 2019 | ANC |
| | Minister of Transport | The Hon. Dipuo Peters MP | 2013 | 2017 | ANC |
| | Minister of Transport | The Hon. Ben Martins MP | 2012 | 2013 | ANC |
| | Minister of Transport | The Hon. S'bu Ndebele MP | 2009 | 2012 | ANC |
| | Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs | The Hon. Edna Molewa MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs | The Hon. Buyelwa Sonjica MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| | Minister of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities | The Hon. Lulu Xingwana MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| | Minister of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities | The Hon. Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |

## List of deputy ministers

Although deputy ministers are not members of the cabinet, they are appointed by the president and assist cabinet ministers in the execution of their duties. During the term of Zuma's second cabinet, the deputy ministers were, like the cabinet, appointed on 10 May 2009; they included one opposition politician, Pieter Mulder of the Freedom Front Plus. The allocation of deputy ministerial positions was affected by four of Zuma's five cabinet reshuffles: 17 portfolios were affected by the 31 October 2010 reshuffle (including the portfolio of former deputy minister Molefi Sefularo, who had died), six by the October 2011 reshuffle, five by the June 2012 reshuffle (including the portfolio of former deputy minister Enoch Godongwana, who had resigned amid a fraud scandal), and four by the July 2013 reshuffle.
These reshuffles also involved the establishment of several new deputy minister posts. In October 2010, Zuma appointed, for the first time, a Deputy Minister of Energy, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, and Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources (the new name for the mining portfolio), as well as a Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring, Evaluation, and Administration. In October 2011 he decreed that the Ministry of Public Works would no longer have a deputy minister but that the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities would have one, though a new Deputy Minister of Public Works was ultimately appointed in June 2012. The position of Deputy Minister of Science and Technology became vacant in October 2012, when the incumbent, Derek Hanekom, was promoted to cabinet, and it was not filled again until the next cabinet reshuffle in July 2013. Zuma did not at any stage appoint a Deputy Minister of Labour, a Deputy Minister of State Security, or a Deputy Minister for the National Planning Commission.
| Post | Minister | Term | Term | Party |
| Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration | The Hon. Obed Bapela MP | 2011 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration | The Hon. Dina Pule MP | 2010 | 2011 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | The Hon. Pieter Mulder MP | 2009 | 2014 | FF+ |
| Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture | The Hon. Joe Phaahla MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture | The Hon. Paul Mashatile MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Basic Education | The Hon. Enver Surty MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Communications | The Hon. Stella Ndabeni MP | 2011 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Communications | The Hon. Obed Bapela MP | 2010 | 2011 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Communications | The Hon. Dina Pule MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | The Hon. Andries Nel MP | 2013 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | The Hon. Yunus Carrim MP | 2009 | 2013 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Correctional Services | The Hon. Ngoako Ramatlhodi MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Correctional Services | The Hon. Hlengiwe Mkhize MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans | The Hon. Thabang Makwetla MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Economic Development | The Hon. Hlengiwe Mkhize MP | 2012 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Economic Development | The Hon. Enoch Godongwana MP | 2010 | 2012 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Economic Development | The Hon. Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Energy | The Hon. Barbara Thomson MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | The Hon. Nhlanhla Nene MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Health | The Hon. Gwen Ramokgopa MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Health | The Hon. Molefi Sefularo MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training | The Hon. Mduduzi Manana MP | 2012 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training | The Hon. Hlengiwe Mkhize MP | 2010 | 2012 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | The Hon. Fatima Chohan MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | The Hon. Malusi Gigaba MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Human Settlements | The Hon. Zou Kota MP | 2009 | 2019 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation 1st | The Hon. Ebrahim Ebrahim MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation 2nd | The Hon. Marius Fransman MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation 2nd | The Hon. Sue van der Merwe MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development | The Hon. John Jeffery MP | 2013 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development | The Hon. Andries Nel MP | 2009 | 2013 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources | The Hon. Godfrey Oliphant MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Police | The Hon. Maggie Sotyu MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Police | The Hon. Fikile Mbalula MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises | The Hon. Gratitude Magwanishe MP | 2012 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises | The Hon. Ben Martins MP | 2010 | 2012 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises | The Hon. Enoch Godongwana MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration | The Hon. Ayanda Dlodlo MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration | The Hon. Roy Padayachie MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Public Works | The Hon. Jeremy Cronin MP | 2012 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Public Works | The Hon. Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu MP | 2009 | 2011 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform | The Hon. Pam Tshwete MP | 2013 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform | The Hon. Lech Tsenoli MP | 2011 | 2013 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform | The Hon. Thulas Nxesi MP | 2010 | 2011 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform | The Hon. Joe Phaahla MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Science and Technology | The Hon. Michael Masutha MP | 2013 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Science and Technology | The Hon. Derek Hanekom MP | 2009 | 2012 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Social Development | The Hon. Maria Ntuli MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Social Development | The Hon. Bathabile Dlamini MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation | The Hon. Gert Oosthuizen MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Tourism | The Hon. Tokozile Xasa MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry 1st | The Hon. Thandi Tobias MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry 2nd | The Hon. Elizabeth Thabethe MP | 2010 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry 2nd | The Hon. Maria Ntuli MP | 2009 | 2010 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Transport | The Hon. Sindy Chikunga MP | 2012 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Transport | The Hon. Jeremy Cronin MP | 2009 | 2012 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs | The Hon. Joyce Mabudafhasi MP | 2009 | 2014 | ANC |
| Deputy Minister of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities | The Hon. Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu MP | 2011 | 2014 | ANC |