Minister of Correctional Services (South Africa)

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South Africa
Minister of Correctional Services
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Department of Correctional Services
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerThe President of South Africa
Formation1991
First holderAdriaan Vlok
Final holderS'bu Ndebele
Abolished24 May 2014

The Minister of Correctional Services was a minister in the government of South Africa, who was responsible for overseeing the Department of Correctional Services.[1] The ministry existed between 1990 and 2014 – it was known before 1994 as the Ministry of Prisons – and has now been subsumed under the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services. Before 1990, correctional services were administered within the Ministry of Justice; a separate department and ministerial portfolio were established only when extensive prison reforms were announced in the early 1990s, under the cabinet of F.W. de Klerk.[2] In July 2014, at the beginning of the second Zuma cabinet, the portfolios were merged again, creating the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services, which now has a dedicated Deputy Minister of Correctional Services and which oversees the Department of Correctional Services.[3][4]

List of Ministers[]

Ministry of Prisons (1991–1994)[]

Minister Incumbency Under President
Adriaan Vlok 1991 – 1994 F.W. de Klerk

Ministry of Correctional Services (1994–2014)[]

Minister Incumbency Under President
1994 – 1998 Nelson Mandela
1998 – 1999
1999 – 2004 Thabo Mbeki
Ngconde Balfour 2004 – 2008
2008 – 2009 Kgalema Motlanthe
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula[5] 11 May 2009 – 12 June 2012 Jacob Zuma
S'bu Ndebele[6] 12 June 2012 – 25 May 2014
After this date the Ministry was merged into the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "White paper on corrections in South Africa" (PDF). 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Administration of Justice". Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "President Jacob Zuma announces members of the National Executive, Pretoria". The Presidency. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  4. ^ Wynn, Craig (25 May 2014). "Zuma announces new Cabinet". EWN. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Statement by President Jacob Zuma on the appointment of the new Cabinet". South African Government Information. 10 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Changes to National Executive and South African Police Service" (Press release). Government of South Africa. 12 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  7. ^ "President Jacob Zuma announces members of the National Executive, Pretoria". The Presidency. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  8. ^ Wynn, Craig (25 May 2014). "Zuma announces new Cabinet". EWN. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.

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