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W. de Klerk">Frederik Willem de Klerk</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(until 1996)</span></li><li><a href="/wiki/Thabo_Mbeki" title="Thabo Mbeki">Thabo Mbeki</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of ministers</th><td class="infobox-data">27 ministers</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member party</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">African National Congress</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">National Party</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(until 1996)</span></li><li><a href="/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party" title="Inkatha Freedom Party">Inkatha Freedom Party</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> (<a href="/wiki/National_unity_government" title="National unity government">national unity</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition party</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Front_Plus" title="Freedom Front Plus">Freedom Front</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1994–1996)</span></li><li><a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">National Party</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1996–1997)</span></li><li><a href="/wiki/New_National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="New National Party (South Africa)">New National Party</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1997–1999)</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constand_Viljoen" title="Constand Viljoen">Constand Viljoen</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1994–1996)</span></li><li><a href="/wiki/F._W._de_Klerk" title="F. W. de Klerk">Frederik Willem de Klerk</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1996–1997)</span></li><li><a href="/wiki/Marthinus_van_Schalkwyk" title="Marthinus van Schalkwyk">M. van Schalkwyk</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1997–1999)</span></li></ul></div></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/1994_South_African_general_election" title="1994 South African general election">1994 election</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislature term</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/22nd_South_African_Parliament" title="22nd South African Parliament">First Parliament</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_F._W._de_Klerk" title="Cabinet of F. W. de Klerk">De Klerk</a> (<a href="/wiki/Transitional_Executive_Council" title="Transitional Executive Council">TEC</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First_Cabinet_of_Thabo_Mbeki" title="First Cabinet of Thabo Mbeki">Mbeki I</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a> took the oath as <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President of South Africa</a> on 10 May 1994 and announced a <b>Government of National Unity</b> on 11 May 1994.<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> The cabinet included members of Mandela's <a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">African National Congress</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">National Party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party" title="Inkatha Freedom Party">Inkatha Freedom Party</a>, as Clause 88 of the <a href="/wiki/Interim_Constitution_(South_Africa)" title="Interim Constitution (South Africa)">Interim Constitution of South Africa</a> required that all parties winning more than 20 seats in <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_South_Africa" title="National Assembly of South Africa">National Assembly</a> should be given representation in the cabinet. Upon its formation it comprised 27 ministers, with a further 13 deputy ministers.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_of_Nelson_Mandela&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/1994_South_African_general_election" title="1994 South African general election">election of 27 April 1994</a>, the <a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">African National Congress</a> (ANC) obtained the majority of seats in the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_South_Africa" title="National Assembly of South Africa">National Assembly</a>, and thus could form the government on its own. The two chief parties who made use of the provision for a Government of National Unity (GNU) were the <a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">National Party</a> (NP) and the <a href="/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party" title="Inkatha Freedom Party">Inkatha Freedom Party</a> (IFP), both of which obtained cabinet portfolios for their leaders and other members of parliament. President <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a> also invited other parties to join the cabinet, even though they did not obtain the minimum twenty seats in the National Assembly. </p><p>The aims of the GNU centred on governing by consensus and <a href="/wiki/Peacebuilding" title="Peacebuilding">building peace</a> while correcting the social and economic injustices left by the legacy of <a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">apartheid</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> It also oversaw the development of the final <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Constitution of South Africa">post-apartheid Constitution</a>, which was carried out by the two chambers of <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_South_Africa" title="Parliament of South Africa">parliament</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_South_Africa" title="Senate of South Africa">Senate</a> and National Assembly. </p><p>On 8 May 1996 the final Constitution was adopted by the National Assembly and one day later, second Deputy President of the Republic <a href="/wiki/F._W._de_Klerk" title="F. W. de Klerk">F. W. de Klerk</a> announced the withdrawal of his National Party from the GNU, with effect from 30 June. De Klerk said that the withdrawal was related to the need for a strong opposition to the ANC and that it was an "important step in the growing maturity and normalization of our young democracy".<b><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> </p><p>The requirement for the GNU lapsed at the end of the first Parliament in 1999. Even so, the IFP continued to hold seats in the government, as minority partners, until the <a href="/wiki/2004_South_African_general_election" title="2004 South African general election">elections of 2004</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership">Membership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_of_Nelson_Mandela&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Post </th> <th>Minister </th> <th>Image </th> <th colspan="2">Term </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nelson_Mandela_1994.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Nelson_Mandela_1994.jpg/60px-Nelson_Mandela_1994.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Nelson_Mandela_1994.jpg/90px-Nelson_Mandela_1994.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Nelson_Mandela_1994.jpg/120px-Nelson_Mandela_1994.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1940" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>First <a href="/wiki/Deputy_President_of_South_Africa" title="Deputy President of South Africa">Deputy President</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Thabo_Mbeki" title="Thabo Mbeki">Thabo Mbeki</a></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_(cropped2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_%28cropped2%29.jpg/60px-SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_%28cropped2%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_%28cropped2%29.jpg/90px-SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_%28cropped2%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_%28cropped2%29.jpg/120px-SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_%28cropped2%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="681" data-file-height="902" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.7;"> <td><b>Second <a href="/wiki/Deputy_President_of_South_Africa" title="Deputy President of South Africa">Deputy President</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/F._W._de_Klerk" title="F. W. de Klerk">Frederik Willem de Klerk</a></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:F._W._de_Klerk_2012_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/F._W._de_Klerk_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-F._W._de_Klerk_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/F._W._de_Klerk_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-F._W._de_Klerk_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/F._W._de_Klerk_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-F._W._de_Klerk_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="292" data-file-height="367" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">NP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF9933"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Land_Affairs_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs (South Africa)">Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Derek_Hanekom" title="Derek Hanekom">Derek Hanekom</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Derek_Hanekom-IMG_1037.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Derek_Hanekom-IMG_1037.jpg/60px-Derek_Hanekom-IMG_1037.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Derek_Hanekom-IMG_1037.jpg/90px-Derek_Hanekom-IMG_1037.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Derek_Hanekom-IMG_1037.jpg/120px-Derek_Hanekom-IMG_1037.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3294" data-file-height="4941" /></a></span> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.6;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Land_Affairs_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Land Affairs (South Africa)">Minister of Land Affairs</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Derek_Hanekom" title="Derek Hanekom">Derek Hanekom</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.6;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Agriculture (South Africa)">Minister of Agriculture</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kraai_van_Niekerk" title="Kraai van Niekerk">Kraai van Niekerk</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">NP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF9933"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Arts_and_Culture" title="Minister of Arts and Culture">Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lionel_Mtshali" title="Lionel Mtshali">Lionel Mtshali</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party" title="Inkatha Freedom Party">IFP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF0000"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.6;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ben_Ngubane" title="Ben Ngubane">Ben Ngubane</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party" title="Inkatha Freedom Party">IFP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF0000"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Correctional_Services_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Correctional Services (South Africa)">Minister of Correctional Services</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ben_Skosana" title="Ben Skosana">Ben Skosana</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1998 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party" title="Inkatha Freedom Party">IFP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF0000"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.6;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sipho_Mzimela" class="mw-redirect" title="Sipho Mzimela">Sipho Mzimela</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1998 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party" title="Inkatha Freedom Party">IFP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF0000"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Defence (South Africa)">Minister of Defence</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Joe_Modise" title="Joe Modise">Joe Modise</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joe_Modise.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Joe_Modise.jpg/60px-Joe_Modise.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Joe_Modise.jpg/90px-Joe_Modise.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Joe_Modise.jpg/120px-Joe_Modise.jpg 2x" data-file-width="358" data-file-height="533" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Education (South Africa)">Minister of Education</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sibusiso_Bengu" title="Sibusiso Bengu">Sibusiso Bengu</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bengu2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Bengu2007.jpg/60px-Bengu2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Bengu2007.jpg/90px-Bengu2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Bengu2007.jpg/120px-Bengu2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="453" data-file-height="673" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Posts_and_Telecommunications_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (South Africa)">Minister of Posts and Telecommunications</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jay_Naidoo" title="Jay Naidoo">Jay Naidoo</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.7;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pallo_Jordan" title="Pallo Jordan">Pallo Jordan</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pallo_Jordan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Pallo_Jordan.jpg/60px-Pallo_Jordan.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Pallo_Jordan.jpg/90px-Pallo_Jordan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Pallo_Jordan.jpg/120px-Pallo_Jordan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="133" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b><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></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pallo_Jordan" title="Pallo Jordan">Pallo Jordan</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.6;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dawie_de_Villiers" title="Dawie de Villiers">Dawie de Villiers</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">NP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF9933"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Finance (South Africa)">Minister of Finance</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Manuel" title="Trevor Manuel">Trevor Manuel</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Trevor_Manuel,_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Trevor_Manuel%2C_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg/60px-Trevor_Manuel%2C_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Trevor_Manuel%2C_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg/90px-Trevor_Manuel%2C_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Trevor_Manuel%2C_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg/120px-Trevor_Manuel%2C_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1977" /></a></span> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.7;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Chris_Liebenberg" title="Chris Liebenberg">Chris Liebenberg</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Liebenberg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Chris_Liebenberg.jpg/60px-Chris_Liebenberg.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Chris_Liebenberg.jpg/90px-Chris_Liebenberg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Chris_Liebenberg.jpg/120px-Chris_Liebenberg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="423" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td align="center">None </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.7;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Derek_Keys" title="Derek Keys">Derek Keys</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Derek_Keys.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Derek_Keys.jpg/60px-Derek_Keys.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Derek_Keys.jpg/90px-Derek_Keys.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Derek_Keys.jpg/120px-Derek_Keys.jpg 2x" data-file-width="838" data-file-height="1173" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1994 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">NP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF9933"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Foreign Affairs (South Africa)">Minister of Foreign Affairs</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Nzo" class="mw-redirect" title="Alfred Nzo">Alfred Nzo</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AlfredNzo1977.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/AlfredNzo1977.jpg/60px-AlfredNzo1977.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/AlfredNzo1977.jpg/91px-AlfredNzo1977.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/AlfredNzo1977.jpg/120px-AlfredNzo1977.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1396" data-file-height="2014" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.7;"> <td><b>Minister of General Affairs</b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Mavuso" title="John Mavuso">John Mavuso</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">NP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF9933"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Health (South Africa)">Minister of Health</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nkosazana_Dlamini-Zuma" title="Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma">Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nkosazana_Dlamini-Zuma_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Nkosazana_Dlamini-Zuma_2009.jpg/60px-Nkosazana_Dlamini-Zuma_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Nkosazana_Dlamini-Zuma_2009.jpg/90px-Nkosazana_Dlamini-Zuma_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Nkosazana_Dlamini-Zuma_2009.jpg/120px-Nkosazana_Dlamini-Zuma_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="410" data-file-height="476" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa)">Minister of Home Affairs</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mangosuthu_Buthelezi" title="Mangosuthu Buthelezi">Mangosuthu Buthelezi</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Buthelezi2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Buthelezi2.jpg/60px-Buthelezi2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Buthelezi2.jpg/90px-Buthelezi2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Buthelezi2.jpg/120px-Buthelezi2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="665" data-file-height="733" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party" title="Inkatha Freedom Party">IFP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF0000"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Human_Settlements" title="Minister of Human Settlements">Minister of Housing</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sankie_Mthembi-Mahanyele" title="Sankie Mthembi-Mahanyele">Sankie Mthembi-Mahanyele</a></b> <b><small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1995 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.7;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Joe_Slovo" title="Joe Slovo">Joe Slovo</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1995 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_and_Correctional_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Justice and Correctional Services">Minister of Justice</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dullah_Omar" title="Dullah Omar">Dullah Omar</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Labour_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Labour (South Africa)">Minister of Labour</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tito_Mboweni" title="Tito Mboweni">Tito Mboweni</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TitoMboweni.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/TitoMboweni.jpg/60px-TitoMboweni.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/TitoMboweni.jpg/90px-TitoMboweni.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/TitoMboweni.jpg/120px-TitoMboweni.jpg 2x" data-file-width="289" data-file-height="332" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Minerals_and_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Minerals and Energy">Minister of Minerals and Energy</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Penuell_Maduna" title="Penuell Maduna">Penuell Maduna</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.6;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pik_Botha" title="Pik Botha">Pik Botha</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pik_Botha_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Pik_Botha_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Pik_Botha_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Pik_Botha_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Pik_Botha_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Pik_Botha_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Pik_Botha_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="185" data-file-height="195" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">NP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF9933"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Public_Enterprises" title="Minister of Public Enterprises">Minister of Public Enterprises</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Stella_Sigcau" title="Stella Sigcau">Stella Sigcau</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Public_Works_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Public Works (South Africa)">Minister of Public Works</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Radebe" title="Jeff Radebe">Jeff Radebe</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JeffRadebe.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/JeffRadebe.jpg/60px-JeffRadebe.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/JeffRadebe.jpg/90px-JeffRadebe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/JeffRadebe.jpg/120px-JeffRadebe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="767" data-file-height="977" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Social_Development_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Social Development (South Africa)">Minister of Welfare and Population Development</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Fraser-Moleketi" title="Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi">Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Geraldine_Fraser-Moleketi_-_7th_Broadband_Commission_for_Digital_Development_Meeting,_Mexico_City,_Mexico.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Geraldine_Fraser-Moleketi_-_7th_Broadband_Commission_for_Digital_Development_Meeting%2C_Mexico_City%2C_Mexico.jpg/60px-Geraldine_Fraser-Moleketi_-_7th_Broadband_Commission_for_Digital_Development_Meeting%2C_Mexico_City%2C_Mexico.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Geraldine_Fraser-Moleketi_-_7th_Broadband_Commission_for_Digital_Development_Meeting%2C_Mexico_City%2C_Mexico.jpg/90px-Geraldine_Fraser-Moleketi_-_7th_Broadband_Commission_for_Digital_Development_Meeting%2C_Mexico_City%2C_Mexico.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Geraldine_Fraser-Moleketi_-_7th_Broadband_Commission_for_Digital_Development_Meeting%2C_Mexico_City%2C_Mexico.jpg/120px-Geraldine_Fraser-Moleketi_-_7th_Broadband_Commission_for_Digital_Development_Meeting%2C_Mexico_City%2C_Mexico.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4451" data-file-height="2967" /></a></span> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.7;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Patrick_McKenzie" title="Patrick McKenzie">Patrick McKenzie</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">NP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF9933"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.7;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Abe_Williams" title="Abe Williams">Abe Williams</a></b> <b><small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">NP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF9933"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Sport_and_Recreation_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Sport and Recreation (South Africa)">Minister of Sport</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Steve_Tshwete" title="Steve Tshwete">Steve Tshwete</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Transport_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Transport (South Africa)">Minister of Transport</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mac_Maharaj" title="Mac Maharaj">Mac Maharaj</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mac_Maharaj_2021.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Mac_Maharaj_2021.png/60px-Mac_Maharaj_2021.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Mac_Maharaj_2021.png/90px-Mac_Maharaj_2021.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Mac_Maharaj_2021.png/120px-Mac_Maharaj_2021.png 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="784" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b><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></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Alec_Erwin" title="Alec Erwin">Alec Erwin</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.7;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Manuel" title="Trevor Manuel">Trevor Manuel</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Trevor_Manuel,_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Trevor_Manuel%2C_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg/60px-Trevor_Manuel%2C_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Trevor_Manuel%2C_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg/90px-Trevor_Manuel%2C_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Trevor_Manuel%2C_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg/120px-Trevor_Manuel%2C_IMF_62PH030922AAH.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1977" /></a></span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Police_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Police (South Africa)">Minister of Safety and Security</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Mufamadi" title="Sydney Mufamadi">Sydney Mufamadi</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.7;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_without_portfolio" title="Minister without portfolio">Minister without Portfolio</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_and_Development_Programme" title="Reconstruction and Development Programme">RDP</a>)</small></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jay_Naidoo" title="Jay Naidoo">Jay Naidoo</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Cooperative_Governance_and_Traditional_Affairs" title="Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs">Minister of Constitutional Development and Provincial Affairs</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Valli_Moosa" class="mw-redirect" title="Valli Moosa">Valli Moosa</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Valli_Moosa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Valli_Moosa.jpg/60px-Valli_Moosa.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Valli_Moosa.jpg/89px-Valli_Moosa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Valli_Moosa.jpg/119px-Valli_Moosa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="285" /></a></span> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr> <tr style="opacity:.7;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Roelf_Meyer" title="Roelf Meyer">Roelf Meyer</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Party_(South_Africa)" title="National Party (South Africa)">NP</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF9933"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><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></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kader_Asmal" title="Kader Asmal">Kader Asmal</a> <small>MP</small></b> </td> <td> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #006600"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reshuffles">Reshuffles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_of_Nelson_Mandela&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reshuffles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first cabinet change occurred in mid-1994, when <a href="/wiki/Derek_Keys" title="Derek Keys">Derek Keys</a> resigned as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Finance (South Africa)">Minister of Finance</a> and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Chris_Liebenberg" title="Chris Liebenberg">Chris Liebenberg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sankie_Mthembi-Mahanyele" title="Sankie Mthembi-Mahanyele">Sankie Mthembi-Mahanyele</a> became <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Human_Settlements" title="Minister of Human Settlements">Minister of Housing</a> in January 1995 after <a href="/wiki/Joe_Slovo" title="Joe Slovo">Joe Slovo</a> died.<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> In February 1996, <a href="/wiki/Roelf_Meyer" title="Roelf Meyer">Roelf Meyer</a> resigned as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Cooperative_Governance_and_Traditional_Affairs" title="Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs">Minister of Constitutional Development Provincial Affairs</a> after being appointed secretary-general of the NP; the NP nominated <a href="/wiki/John_Mavuso" title="John Mavuso">John Mavuso</a> to replace him in the cabinet, but in a newly created position as Minister of General Services.<sup id="cite_ref-:32_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:32-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 28 March 1996, Mandela announced that Liebenberg himself had resigned and would be succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Manuel" title="Trevor Manuel">Trevor Manuel</a>; Liebenberg's deputy, <a href="/wiki/Alec_Erwin" title="Alec Erwin">Alec Erwin</a>, in turn took over Manuel's portfolio as <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>.<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><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> Later the same week, <a href="/wiki/Pallo_Jordan" title="Pallo Jordan">Pallo Jordan</a> was fired as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Posts_and_Telecommunications_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (South Africa)">Minister of Posts and Telecommunications</a> and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Jay_Naidoo" title="Jay Naidoo">Jay Naidoo</a>, formerly a minister without portfolio with responsibility for the <a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_and_Development_Programme" title="Reconstruction and Development Programme">Reconstruction and Development Programme</a> office (subsequently closed).<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><p>The first and only major cabinet reshuffle was announced after de Klerk announced the NP's withdrawal from the cabinet, which would take effect on 30 June 1996. The NP's seats in the cabinet were ceded to the ANC, and in May, Mandela announced four new ministerial appointments: the shuffle saw <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Valli_Moosa" title="Mohammed Valli Moosa">Valli Moosa</a> named as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Cooperative_Governance_and_Traditional_Affairs" title="Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs">Minister of Constitutional Development and Provincial Affairs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Fraser-Moleketi" title="Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi">Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi</a> named as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Social_Development_(South_Africa)" title="Minister of Social Development (South Africa)">Minister of Welfare and Population Development</a>, <a href="/wiki/Penuell_Maduna" title="Penuell Maduna">Penuell Maduna</a> named as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Minerals_and_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Minerals and Energy">Minister of Minerals and Energy</a>, and Pallo Jordan returned to the cabinet as <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>. <a href="/wiki/Derek_Hanekom" title="Derek Hanekom">Derek Hanekom</a>'s land affairs portfolio was expanded to become the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Land_Affairs" title="Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs">Ministry of Agriculture and Land Affairs</a>. The second deputy presidency, formerly held by de Klerk, was abolished, as was Mavuso's general services portfolio.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Peter_Mokaba" title="Peter Mokaba">Peter Mokaba</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Bantu_Holomisa" title="Bantu Holomisa">Bantu Holomisa</a> as Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism in August 1996,<sup id="cite_ref-Mokaba_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mokaba-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Mtshali" title="Lionel Mtshali">Lionel Mtshali</a> succeeded <a href="/wiki/Ben_Ngubane" title="Ben Ngubane">Ben Ngubane</a> as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Arts_and_Culture" title="Minister of Arts and Culture">Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology</a> in September 1996 after Ngubane resigned to join the <a href="/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal" title="KwaZulu-Natal">KwaZulu-Natal government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_of_Nelson_Mandela&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Cabinet_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Cabinet of South Africa">History of the Cabinet of South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negotiations_to_end_apartheid_in_South_Africa" title="Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa">Negotiations to end apartheid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_South_African_Parliament" title="22nd South African Parliament">22nd 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