# Minister of Finance (South Africa)

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.

## List, 1910–present

| Name | Term | Term | Party | President (since 1984) | President (since 1984) |
| Henry Charles Hull | 1910-05-31 | 1912 | SAP | | Louis Botha (I) (II) |
| Jan Smuts | 1912 | 1915-10-20 | SAP | | Louis Botha (I) (II) |
| Sir David Graaff | 1915 | 1916 | | | Louis Botha (I) (II) |
| Henry Burton | 1916 | 1917 | SAP | | Louis Botha (I) (II) |
| Thomas Orr | 1917 | 1920-03-20 | SAP | | Louis Botha (I) (II) |
| Thomas Orr | 1917 | 1920-03-20 | SAP | Jan Smuts (takes office after Botha dies) |
| Henry Burton | 1920-03-20 | 1924-06-19 | SAP | | Jan Smuts (I) (II) |
| N.C. Havenga | 1924-06-20 | 1939-09-04 | NP | | J.B.M. Hertzog (I) (II) (III) (IV) |
| N.C. Havenga | 1924-06-20 | 1939-09-04 | UP | | J.B.M. Hertzog (I) (II) (III) (IV) |
| J.F.H. Hofmeyer | 1939-09-08 | 1948-05-25 | UP | | Jan Smuts (takes office after Hertzog resignation) |
| J.F.H. Hofmeyer | 1939-09-08 | 1948-05-25 | UP | | Jan Smuts (III) |
| N.C. Havenga | 1948-05-24 | 1954 | HNP | | D.F. Malan (I) (II) |
| E.H. Louw | 1954 | 1956 | HNP | | D.F. Malan (I) (II) |
| Tom Naudé | 1956 | 1958-04-15 | HNP | | D.F. Malan (I) (II) |
| T.E. Dönges | 1958-04-16 | 1967 | NP | | Strydom (I) |
| T.E. Dönges | 1958-04-16 | 1967 | NP | | Hendrik Verwoerd (takes office after Strydom's death) |
| T.E. Dönges | 1958-04-16 | 1967 | NP | | Hendrik Verwoerd (I) (II) |
| Nico Diederichs | 1967 | 1975 | NP | | Hendrik Verwoerd (I) (II) |
| Nico Diederichs | 1967 | 1975 | NP | | B.J. Vorster (takes office after Verwoerd's death) |
| Nico Diederichs | 1967 | 1975 | NP | | B.J. Vorster (I) (II) (III) |
| Owen Horwood | 1975 | 1984 | NP | | B.J. Vorster (I) (II) (III) |
| Owen Horwood | 1975 | 1984 | NP | | P.W. Botha (I) (II) |
| Barend du Plessis | 1984 | 1992 | NP | | P.W. Botha (I) (II) |
| Barend du Plessis | 1984 | 1992 | NP | | F.W. de Klerk (I) |
| Derek Keys | 1992 | 1994-09-19 | NP | | F.W. de Klerk (I) |
| Derek Keys | 1992 | 1994-09-19 | NP | | Nelson Mandela (Government of National Unity) |
| Chris Liebenberg | 1994-09-19 | 1996-04-04 | None | | Nelson Mandela (Government of National Unity) |
| Trevor Manuel | 1996-04-04 | 2009-05-10 | ANC | | Nelson Mandela (Government of National Unity) |
| Trevor Manuel | 1996-04-04 | 2009-05-10 | ANC | | Thabo Mbeki (I) (II) |
| Trevor Manuel | 1996-04-04 | 2009-05-10 | ANC | | Kgalema Motlanthe (takes office after Mbeki resigns) |
| Pravin Gordhan | 2009-05-11 | 2014-05-25 | ANC | | Jacob Zuma (I) (II) |
| Nhlanhla Nene | 2014-05-25 | 2015-12-09 | ANC | | Jacob Zuma (I) (II) |
| David van Rooyen | 2015-12-09 | 2015-12-13 | ANC | | Jacob Zuma (I) (II) |
| Pravin Gordhan | 2015-12-13 | 2017-03-31 | ANC | | Jacob Zuma (I) (II) |
| Malusi Gigaba | 2017-03-31 | 2018-02-27 | ANC | | Jacob Zuma (I) (II) |
| Nhlanhla Nene | 2018-02-27 | 2018-10-09 | ANC | | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Tito Mboweni | 2018-10-09 | 2021-08-05 | ANC | | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Enoch Godongwana | 2021-08-05 | | ANC | | Cyril Ramaphosa |