Minister of Correctional Services (South Africa)
The Minister of Correctional Services was a minister in the government of South Africa, who was responsible for overseeing the Department of Correctional Services.[1] The ministry existed between 1990 and 2014 – it was known before 1994 as the Ministry of Prisons – and has now been subsumed under the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services. Before 1990, correctional services were administered within the Ministry of Justice; a separate department and ministerial portfolio were established only when extensive prison reforms were announced in the early 1990s, under the cabinet of F.W. de Klerk.[2] In July 2014, at the beginning of the second Zuma cabinet, the portfolios were merged again, creating the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services, which now has a dedicated Deputy Minister of Correctional Services and which oversees the Department of Correctional Services.[3][4]
| South Africa Minister of Correctional Services | |
|---|---|
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| Department of Correctional Services | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | The President of South Africa |
| Formation | 1991 |
| First holder | Adriaan Vlok |
| Final holder | S'bu Ndebele |
| Abolished | 24 May 2014 |
List of ministers edit
Prisons (1991–1994) edit
| Minister | Incumbency | Under President |
|---|---|---|
| Adriaan Vlok | 1991 – 1994 | F.W. de Klerk |
Correctional services (1994–2014) edit
| Minister | Incumbency | Under President |
|---|---|---|
| Sipo Mzimela | 1994 – 1998 | Nelson Mandela |
| Ben Skosana | 1998 – 1999 | |
| 1999 – 2004 | Thabo Mbeki | |
| Ngconde Balfour | 2004 – 2008 | |
| 2008 – 2009 | Kgalema Motlanthe | |
| Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula[5] | 11 May 2009 – 12 June 2012 | Jacob Zuma |
| S'bu Ndebele[6] | 12 June 2012 – 25 May 2014 | |
| After this date the Ministry was merged into the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services[7][8] | ||
References edit
- ^ "White paper on corrections in South Africa" (PDF). 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Administration of Justice". Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "President Jacob Zuma announces members of the National Executive, Pretoria". The Presidency. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Wynn, Craig (25 May 2014). "Zuma announces new Cabinet". EWN. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Statement by President Jacob Zuma on the appointment of the new Cabinet". South African Government Information. 10 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ "Changes to National Executive and South African Police Service" (Press release). Government of South Africa. 12 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "President Jacob Zuma announces members of the National Executive, Pretoria". The Presidency. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Wynn, Craig (25 May 2014). "Zuma announces new Cabinet". EWN. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
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