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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:auto; max-width:30em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #ededed;"><div class="fn org">Motlanthe Cabinet</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_South_Africa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/50px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/75px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/100px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><br />4th Cabinet of the <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">Republic of South Africa</a><br />(since the <a href="/wiki/1994_South_African_general_election" title="1994 South African general election">1994 elections</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background-color: #efefef; font-weight:bold;">2008–2009</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kgalema_Motlanthe_at_the_12th_AU_Summit_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kgalema_Motlanthe_at_the_12th_AU_Summit_%28cropped%29.jpg/152px-Kgalema_Motlanthe_at_the_12th_AU_Summit_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="152" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kgalema_Motlanthe_at_the_12th_AU_Summit_%28cropped%29.jpg/228px-Kgalema_Motlanthe_at_the_12th_AU_Summit_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kgalema_Motlanthe_at_the_12th_AU_Summit_%28cropped%29.jpg/304px-Kgalema_Motlanthe_at_the_12th_AU_Summit_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="607" data-file-height="798" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">President Motlanthe in 2009</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date formed</th><td class="infobox-data">25 September 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-09-25</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">9 May 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2009-05-09</span>)</span><br />(7 months and 14 days)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">People and organisations</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kgalema_Motlanthe" title="Kgalema Motlanthe">Kgalema Motlanthe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_President_of_South_Africa" title="Deputy President of South Africa">Deputy President</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Baleka_Mbete" title="Baleka Mbete">Baleka Mbete</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of ministers</th><td class="infobox-data">28 ministers</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member party</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">African National Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azanian_People%27s_Organisation" title="Azanian People's Organisation">Azanian People's Organisation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status in legislature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Majority_government" title="Majority government">Majority</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_(South_Africa)" title="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)">Democratic Alliance</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Botha" title="Sandra Botha">Sandra Botha</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Election</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2004_South_African_general_election" title="2004 South African general election">2004 election</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislature term</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/24th_South_African_Parliament" title="24th South African Parliament">Third Parliament</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Second_Cabinet_of_Thabo_Mbeki" title="Second Cabinet of Thabo Mbeki">Mbeki II</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First_Cabinet_of_Jacob_Zuma" title="First Cabinet of Jacob Zuma">Zuma I</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>cabinet of <a href="/wiki/Kgalema_Motlanthe" title="Kgalema Motlanthe">Kgalema Motlanthe</a></b> was the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">cabinet</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Africa" title="Government of South Africa">government of South Africa</a> between 25 September 2008 and 9 May 2009. It was constituted by Motlanthe after <a href="/wiki/2008_South_African_presidential_election" title="2008 South African presidential election">his election</a> on 24 September and served until after the <a href="/wiki/2009_South_African_general_election" title="2009 South African general election">April 2009 general election</a>. It replaced <a href="/wiki/Second_Cabinet_of_Thabo_Mbeki" title="Second Cabinet of Thabo Mbeki">the cabinet</a> of former President <a href="/wiki/Thabo_Mbeki" title="Thabo Mbeki">Thabo Mbeki</a>, who had resigned from office at the instruction of his political party. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_of_Kgalema_Motlanthe&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 25 September 2008, the day after <a href="/wiki/Thabo_Mbeki" title="Thabo Mbeki">Thabo Mbeki</a>'s resignation, <a href="/wiki/Kgalema_Motlanthe" title="Kgalema Motlanthe">Kgalema Motlanthe</a> was <a href="/wiki/2008_South_African_presidential_election" title="2008 South African presidential election">indirectly elected</a> as the third <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President of South Africa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was inaugurated as president later the same day, and he announced his new cabinet during his inauguration speech.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:30_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:30-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because he was expected to serve only until the <a href="/wiki/2009_South_African_general_election" title="2009 South African general election">2009 general election</a>, Motlanthe's cabinet was widely referred to as a <a href="/wiki/Caretaker_administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Caretaker administration">caretaker government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Motlanthe retained many of the ministers who had served in <a href="/wiki/Second_Cabinet_of_Thabo_Mbeki" title="Second Cabinet of Thabo Mbeki">Mbeki's cabinet</a>, but Mbeki's departure had precipitated a wave of ministerial resignations that necessitated new appointments.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Baleka_Mbete" title="Baleka Mbete">Baleka Mbete</a> was newly appointed as <a href="/wiki/Deputy_President_of_South_Africa" title="Deputy President of South Africa">Deputy President of South Africa</a>, replacing <a href="/wiki/Phumzile_Mlambo-Ngcuka" title="Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka">Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka</a>, and seven new ministers joined the cabinet.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four replaced ministers who had resigned: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Baloyi" title="Richard Baloyi">Richard Baloyi</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Fraser-Moleketi" title="Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi">Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Siyabonga_Cwele" title="Siyabonga Cwele">Siyabonga Cwele</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Kasrils" title="Ronnie Kasrils">Ronnie Kasrils</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sicelo_Shiceka" title="Sicelo Shiceka">Sicelo Shiceka</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Mufamadi" title="Sydney Mufamadi">Sydney Mufamadi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Doidge" title="Geoff Doidge">Geoff Doidge</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Thoko_Didiza" title="Thoko Didiza">Thoko Didiza</a>. Three other new ministers – <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Hogan" title="Barbara Hogan">Barbara Hogan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nathi_Mthethwa" title="Nathi Mthethwa">Nathi Mthethwa</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Enver_Surty" title="Enver Surty">Enver Surty</a> – replaced ministers who were reassigned to new portfolios in order to compensate for additional resignations. The reassigned ministers were <a href="/wiki/Manto_Tshabalala-Msimang" title="Manto Tshabalala-Msimang">Manto Tshabalala-Msimang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Nqakula" title="Charles Nqakula">Charles Nqakula</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brigitte_Mabandla" title="Brigitte Mabandla">Brigitte Mabandla</a>, who replaced, respectively, <a href="/wiki/Essop_Pahad" title="Essop Pahad">Essop Pahad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mosiuoa_Lekota" title="Mosiuoa Lekota">Mosiuoa Lekota</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alec_Erwin" title="Alec Erwin">Alec Erwin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tshabalala-Msimang's departure from the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Health (South Africa)">Ministry of Health</a> received international attention because of her notorious mishandling of the <a href="/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_South_Africa" title="HIV/AIDS in South Africa">HIV/AIDS epidemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During his seven-month presidency, Motlanthe did not effect any cabinet reshuffles. Minister <a href="/wiki/Ivy_Matsepe-Casaburri" title="Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri">Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri</a> died on 6 April 2009, a fortnight before the general election, and Minister Tshabalala-Msimang took over her <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Communications_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Communications (South Africa)">Communications</a> portfolio in an acting capacity.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_ministers">List of ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_of_Kgalema_Motlanthe&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1253789634">@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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sticky-header-multi" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Portfolio</th> <th>Minister</th> <th>Took office</th> <th>Left office</th> <th colspan="2">Party </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President of South Africa</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kgalema_Motlanthe" title="Kgalema Motlanthe">Kgalema Motlanthe</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_President_of_South_Africa" title="Deputy President of South Africa">Deputy President of South Africa</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Baleka_Mbete" title="Baleka Mbete">Baleka Mbete</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_in_the_Presidency_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister in the Presidency (South Africa)">Minister in the Presidency</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manto_Tshabalala-Msimang" title="Manto Tshabalala-Msimang">Manto Tshabalala-Msimang</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Land_Affairs" title="Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs">Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Lulama_Xingwana" title="Lulama Xingwana">Lulama Xingwana</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Arts_and_Culture" title="Minister of Arts and Culture">Minister of Arts and Culture</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Pallo_Jordan" title="Pallo Jordan">Pallo Jordan</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Communications_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Communications (South Africa)">Minister of Communications</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ivy_Matsepe-Casaburri" title="Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri">Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>6 April 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Correctional_Services_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Correctional Services (South Africa)">Minister of Correctional Services</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ngconde_Balfour" title="Ngconde Balfour">Ngconde Balfour</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_and_Military_Veterans" title="Minister of Defence and Military Veterans">Minister of Defence</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Nqakula" title="Charles Nqakula">Charles Nqakula</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Education (South Africa)">Minister of Education</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Naledi_Pandor" title="Naledi Pandor">Naledi Pandor</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Environmental_Affairs_and_Tourism" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism">Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Marthinus_van_Schalkwyk" title="Marthinus van Schalkwyk">Marthinus van Schalkwyk</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Finance (South Africa)">Minister of Finance</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Manuel" title="Trevor Manuel">Trevor Manuel</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_International_Relations_and_Cooperation" title="Minister of International Relations and Cooperation">Minister of Foreign Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nkosazana_Dlamini-Zuma" title="Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma">Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Health (South Africa)">Minister of Health</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Hogan" title="Barbara Hogan">Barbara Hogan</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa)">Minister of Home Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nosiviwe_Mapisa-Nqakula" title="Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula">Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Housing_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Housing (South Africa)">Minister of Housing</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Lindiwe_Sisulu" title="Lindiwe Sisulu">Lindiwe Sisulu</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Intelligence_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Intelligence (South Africa)">Minister of Intelligence</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Siyabonga_Cwele" title="Siyabonga Cwele">Siyabonga Cwele</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_and_Constitutional_Development" title="Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development">Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Enver_Surty" title="Enver Surty">Enver Surty</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Labour_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Labour (South Africa)">Minister of Labour</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Membathisi_Mdladlana" class="mw-redirect" title="Membathisi Mdladlana">Membathisi Mdladlana</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Mineral_Resources_and_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy">Minister of Minerals and Energy</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Buyelwa_Sonjica" title="Buyelwa Sonjica">Buyelwa Sonjica</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Provincial_and_Local_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Provincial and Local Government">Minister of Provincial and Local Government</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sicelo_Shiceka" title="Sicelo Shiceka">Sicelo Shiceka</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Public_Enterprises" title="Minister of Public Enterprises">Minister of Public Enterprises</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Brigitte_Mabandla" title="Brigitte Mabandla">Brigitte Mabandla</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Public_Service_and_Administration_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Public Service and Administration (South Africa)">Minister of Public Service and Administration</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Baloyi" title="Richard Baloyi">Richard Baloyi</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Public_Works_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Public Works (South Africa)">Minister of Public Works</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Doidge" title="Geoff Doidge">Geoff Doidge</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Safety_and_Security" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Safety and Security">Minister of Safety and Security</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nathi_Mthethwa" title="Nathi Mthethwa">Nathi Mthethwa</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Science_and_Technology_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Science and Technology (South Africa)">Minister of Science and Technology</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mosibudi_Mangena" title="Mosibudi Mangena">Mosibudi Mangena</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#FDB400"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Azanian_People%27s_Organisation" title="Azanian People's Organisation">AZAPO</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Social_Development_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Social Development (South Africa)">Minister of Social Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Zola_Skweyiya" title="Zola Skweyiya">Zola Skweyiya</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Sport_and_Recreation_South_Africa" title="Sport and Recreation South Africa">Minister of Sport and Recreation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Makhenkesi_Stofile" title="Makhenkesi Stofile">Makhenkesi Stofile</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Trade_and_Industry_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Trade and Industry (South Africa)">Minister of Trade and Industry</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mandisi_Mpahlwa" title="Mandisi Mpahlwa">Mandisi Mpahlwa</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Transport_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Transport (South Africa)">Minister of Transport</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Radebe" title="Jeff Radebe">Jeff Radebe</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Water_Affairs_and_Forestry" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry">Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Lindiwe_Hendricks" title="Lindiwe Hendricks">Lindiwe Hendricks</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_deputy_ministers">List of deputy ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_of_Kgalema_Motlanthe&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of deputy ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although deputy ministers are not members of the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_South_Africa" title="Cabinet of South Africa">South African Cabinet</a>, they are appointed by the president and assist cabinet ministers in the execution of their duties. Motlanthe's deputy ministers were, like his ministers, appointed on 25 September 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Motlanthe appointed only two new deputy ministers on 25 September: <a href="/wiki/Molefi_Sefularo" title="Molefi Sefularo">Molefi Sefularo</a>, to fill a longstanding vacancy in the office of the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Health (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Health</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fezile_Bhengu" title="Fezile Bhengu">Fezile Bhengu</a>, to replace <a href="/wiki/Mluleki_George" title="Mluleki George">Mluleki George</a> as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Defence (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Defence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a short delay, on 5 November he appointed <a href="/wiki/Nhlanhla_Nene" title="Nhlanhla Nene">Nhlanhla Nene</a> to the position of <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Finance (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Finance</a>, which had been vacated by <a href="/wiki/Jabu_Moleketi" title="Jabu Moleketi">Jabu Moleketi</a>'s resignation in September.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the same day, he appointed <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Gaum" title="André Gaum">André Gaum</a> to the vacant position of <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Education (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Education</a> (held by Minister Surty until September) and created a new position of third <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Foreign Affairs (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs</a> for <a href="/wiki/Fatima_Hajaig" title="Fatima Hajaig">Fatima Hajaig</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Motlanthe did not appoint deputy ministers in the Ministries of Housing, Intelligence, Labour, Minerals and Energy, Public Enterprises, Public Service and Administration, Transport, or Water Affairs, nor did he appoint a deputy minister in the Presidency.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1253789634"> <table class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Portfolio</th> <th>Minister</th> <th>Took office</th> <th>Left office</th> <th colspan="2">Party </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Land_Affairs" title="Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs">Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Dirk_du_Toit" title="Dirk du Toit">Dirk du Toit</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Arts_and_Culture" title="Minister of Arts and Culture">Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ntombazana_Botha" title="Ntombazana Botha">Ntombazana Botha</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Communications_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Communications (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Communications</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Roy_Padayachie" title="Roy Padayachie">Roy Padayachie</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Correctional_Services_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Correctional Services (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Correctional Services</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Loretta_Jacobus" title="Loretta Jacobus">Loretta Jacobus</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Defence (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Defence</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fezile_Bhengu" title="Fezile Bhengu">Fezile Bhengu</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Education (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Education</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Gaum" title="André Gaum">André Gaum</a></div></td><td>5 November 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Environmental_Affairs_and_Tourism" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism">Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Rejoice_Mabudafhasi" title="Rejoice Mabudafhasi">Rejoice Mabudafhasi</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Finance (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Finance</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nhlanhla_Nene" title="Nhlanhla Nene">Nhlanhla Nene</a></div></td><td>5 November 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_International_Relations_and_Cooperation" title="Minister of International Relations and Cooperation">Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Aziz_Pahad" title="Aziz Pahad">Aziz Pahad</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sue_van_der_Merwe" title="Sue van der Merwe">Sue van der Merwe</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fatima_Hajaig" title="Fatima Hajaig">Fatima Hajaig</a></div></td><td>5 November 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Health (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Health</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Molefi_Sefularo" title="Molefi Sefularo">Molefi Sefularo</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Home Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Malusi_Gigaba" title="Malusi Gigaba">Malusi Gigaba</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_and_Constitutional_Development" title="Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development">Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_de_Lange" title="Johnny de Lange">Johnny de Lange</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Provincial_and_Local_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Provincial and Local Government">Deputy Minister of Provincial and Local Government</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nomatyala_Hangana" title="Nomatyala Hangana">Nomatyala Hangana</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Public_Works_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Public Works (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Public Works</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ntopile_Kganyago" title="Ntopile Kganyago">Ntopile Kganyago </a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#FFB300"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/United_Democratic_Movement" title="United Democratic Movement">UDM</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Safety_and_Security_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Safety and Security (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Safety and Security</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Susan_Shabangu" title="Susan Shabangu">Susan Shabangu</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Science_and_Technology_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Science and Technology (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Science and Technology</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Hanekom" title="Derek Hanekom">Derek Hanekom</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Social_Development_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Social Development (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Social Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jean_Swanson-Jacobs" title="Jean Swanson-Jacobs">Jean Swanson-Jacobs</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Sport_and_Recreation_South_Africa" title="Sport and Recreation South Africa">Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Gert_Oosthuizen" title="Gert Oosthuizen">Gert Oosthuizen</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Trade_and_Industry_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Trade and Industry (South Africa)">Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Rob_Davies_(politician)" title="Rob Davies (politician)">Rob Davies</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Thabethe" title="Elizabeth Thabethe">Elizabeth Thabethe</a></div></td><td>25 September 2008</td><td>9 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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Botha I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Cabinet_of_Louis_Botha" title="Second Cabinet of Louis Botha">L. Botha II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Cabinet_of_Jan_Smuts" title="First Cabinet of Jan Smuts">Smuts I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Cabinet_of_Jan_Smuts" title="Second Cabinet of Jan Smuts">Smuts II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Cabinet_of_J._B._M._Hertzog" title="First Cabinet of J. B. M. Hertzog">Hertzog I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Cabinet_of_J._B._M._Hertzog" title="Second Cabinet of J. B. M. Hertzog">Hertzog II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Cabinet_of_J._B._M._Hertzog" title="Third Cabinet of J. B. M. Hertzog">Hertzog III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Cabinet_of_J._B._M._Hertzog" title="Fourth Cabinet of J. B. M. Hertzog">Hertzog IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Cabinet_of_Jan_Smuts" title="Third Cabinet of Jan Smuts">Smuts III</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Apartheid <span style="font-size:85%;">(1948–94) </span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Cabinet_of_D._F._Malan" title="First Cabinet of D. F. Malan">Malan I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Cabinet_of_D._F._Malan" title="Second Cabinet of D. F. Malan">Malan II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Hans_Strydom" title="Cabinet of Hans Strydom">Strydom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Cabinet_of_Hendrik_Verwoerd" title="First Cabinet of Hendrik Verwoerd">Verwoerd I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Cabinet_of_Hendrik_Verwoerd" title="Second Cabinet of Hendrik Verwoerd">Verwoerd II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Cabinet_of_B._J._Vorster" title="First Cabinet of B. J. Vorster">Vorster I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Cabinet_of_B._J._Vorster" title="Second Cabinet of B. J. Vorster">Vorster II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Cabinet_of_B._J._Vorster" title="Third Cabinet of B. J. Vorster">Vorster III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Cabinet_of_P._W._Botha" title="First Cabinet of P. W. Botha">P. W. Botha I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Cabinet_of_P._W._Botha" title="Second Cabinet of P. W. Botha">P. W. Botha II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_F._W._de_Klerk" title="Cabinet of F. W. de Klerk">De Klerk</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-apartheid <span style="font-size:85%;">(1994–) </span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Nelson_Mandela" title="Cabinet of Nelson Mandela">Mandela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Cabinet_of_Thabo_Mbeki" title="First Cabinet of Thabo Mbeki">Mbeki I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Cabinet_of_Thabo_Mbeki" title="Second Cabinet of Thabo Mbeki">Mbeki II</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Motlanthe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Cabinet_of_Jacob_Zuma" title="First Cabinet of Jacob Zuma">Zuma I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Cabinet_of_Jacob_Zuma" title="Second Cabinet of Jacob Zuma">Zuma II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Cabinet_of_Cyril_Ramaphosa" title="First Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Cabinet_of_Cyril_Ramaphosa" title="Second Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Cabinet_of_Cyril_Ramaphosa" title="Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa III</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2024_South_African_government_formation" class="mw-redirect" title="2024 South African government formation">2024 formation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&useformat=desktop" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_of_Kgalema_Motlanthe&oldid=1241218678">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_of_Kgalema_Motlanthe&oldid=1241218678</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Cabinets_of_South_Africa" title="Category:Cabinets of South Africa">Cabinets of South Africa</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:2008_establishments_in_South_Africa" title="Category:2008 establishments in South Africa">2008 establishments in South Africa</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:2009_disestablishments_in_South_Africa" title="Category:2009 disestablishments in South Africa">2009 disestablishments in South Africa</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Cabinets_established_in_2008" title="Category:Cabinets established in 2008">Cabinets established in 2008</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Cabinets_disestablished_in_2009" title="Category:Cabinets disestablished in 2009">Cabinets disestablished in 2009</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:EngvarB_from_November_2023" title="Category:EngvarB from November 2023">EngvarB from November 2023</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_November_2023" title="Category:Use dmy dates from November 2023">Use dmy dates from November 2023</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 20 August 2024, at 00:35<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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