First Cabinet of Jacob Zuma

First Zuma Cabinet
5th Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa (since the 1994 elections)
2009–2014
Jacob Zuma (2009)
Date formed	10 May 2009 (2009-05-10)
Date dissolved	24 May 2014 (2014-05-24)
People and organisations
President	Jacob Zuma
No. of ministers	34 ministers
Member party	African National Congress
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Democratic Alliance
Opposition leader	Athol Trollip (until 2011) Lindiwe Mazibuko (from 2011)
History
Election(s)	2009 election
Legislature term(s)	5 years and 14 days
Predecessor	Motlanthe
Successor	Zuma II

Following his election as President of South Africa in the 2009 general election, Jacob Zuma announced his first cabinet on 10 May 2009. There were a total of 34 ministerial portfolios in the cabinet.

On 31 October 2010, President Zuma announced a reshuffle in which two ministers were reassigned, seven were replaced, and seventeen new deputy ministers were appointed.

On 24 October 2011, two ministers were removed, two were reassigned to new portfolios, two deputy ministers were promoted to ministers, two deputy ministers were reassigned, and two new deputy ministers were appointed.

On 9 July 2013, President Jacob Zuma fired Minister of Communications Dina Pule because of irregular spending activities. She was replaced by Yunus Carrim, the former Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. Zuma also relieved Minister of Human Settlements Tokyo Sexwale, replacing him with Connie September. The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Richard Baloyi was replaced by Lechesa Tsenoli. Dipuo Peters Minister of Energy and Ben Martins Minister of Transport swapped portfolios. A number of Deputy Ministers were also re-appointed to different ministries, including Andries Nel, John Jeffery, Pamela Tshwete and Michael Masutha. Apart from Pieter Mulder of the Freedom Front Plus, all ministers are members of the governing African National Congress or its alliance partner the South African Communist Party.

Legend
	African National Congress

Ministers

Post		Minister	Term		Party
	President of South Africa	His Excellency Jacob Zuma	2009	2018	ANC
	Deputy President of South Africa	His Excellency Kgalema Motlanthe	2009	2014	ANC
	Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission	The Hon. Trevor Manuel MP	2009	2014	ANC
	Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency	The Hon. Collins Chabane MP	2009	2014	ANC
	Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	The Hon. Tina Joemat-Peterson MP	2009	2014	ANC
	Minister of Arts and Culture	The Hon. Paul Mashatile MP	2010	2014	ANC
'		The Hon. Lulu Xingwana MP	2009	2010	ANC
	Minister of Basic Education	The Hon. Angie Motshekga MP	2009	–	ANC
	Minister of Communications	The Hon. Yunus Carrim MP	2013	2014	ANC
		The Hon. Dina Pule MP	2011	2013	ANC
		The Hon. Roy Padayachie MP	2010	2011	ANC
		The Hon. Siphiwe Nyanda MP	2009	2010	ANC
	Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs	The Hon. Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli MP	2013	2014	ANC
		The Hon. Richard Baloyi MP	2011	2013	ANC
		The Hon. Sicelo Shiceka MP	2009	2011	ANC
	Minister of Correctional Services	The Hon. S'bu Ndebele MP	2013	2014	ANC
		The Hon. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula MP	2009	2013	ANC
	Minister of Defence and Military Veterans	The Hon. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula MP	2013	2021	ANC
		The Hon. Lindiwe Sisulu MP	2009	2013	ANC
	Minister of Economic Development	The Hon. Ebrahim Patel MP	2009	2019	ANC
	Minister of Energy	The Hon. Ben Martins MP	2013	2014	ANC
		The Hon. Dipuo Peters MP	2009	2013	ANC
	Minister of Finance	The Hon. Pravin Gordhan MP	2009	2014	ANC
	Minister of Health	The Hon. Aaron Motsoaledi MP	2009	2019	ANC
	Minister of Higher Education and Training	The Hon. Blade Nzimande MP	2009	2017	ANC
	Minister of Home Affairs	The Hon. Naledi Pandor MP	2013	2014	ANC
		The Hon. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma MP	2009	2013	ANC
	Minister of Human Settlements	The Hon. Connie September MP	2013	2014	ANC
		The Hon. Tokyo Sexwale MP	2009	2013	ANC
	Minister of International Relations and Cooperation	The Hon. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane MP	2009	2018	ANC
	Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development	The Hon. Jeff Radebe MP	2009	2014	ANC
	Minister of Labour	The Hon. Mildred Oliphant MP	2010	2019	ANC
		The Hon. Membathisi Mdladlana MP	2009	2010	ANC
	Minister of Mining	The Hon. Susan Shabangu MP	2009	2014	ANC
	Minister of Police	The Hon. Nathi Mthethwa MP	2009	2014	ANC
	Minister of Public Enterprises	The Hon. Malusi Gigaba MP	2010	2014	ANC
		The Hon. Barbara Hogan MP	2009	2010	ANC
	Minister of Public Service and Administration	The Hon. Lindiwe Sisulu MP	2013	2014	ANC
		The Hon. Roy Padayachie MP	2011	2013	ANC
		The Hon. Richard Baloyi MP	2009	2011	ANC
	Minister of Public Works	The Hon. Thulas Nxesi MP	2011	2017	ANC
		The Hon. Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde MP	2010	2011	ANC
		The Hon. Geoff Doidge MP	2009	2010	ANC
	Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform	The Hon. Gugile Nkwinti MP	2009	2018	ANC
	Minister of Science and Technology	The Hon. Derek Hanekom MP	2013	2014	ANC
		The Hon. Naledi Pandor MP	2009	2013	ANC
	Minister of Social Development	The Hon. Bathabile Dlamini MP	2010	2018	ANC
		The Hon. Edna Molewa MP	2009	2010	ANC
	Minister of Sport and Recreation	The Hon. Fikile Mbalula MP	2010	2017	ANC
		The Hon. Makhenkesi Stofile MP	2009	2010	ANC
	Minister of State Security	The Hon. Siyabonga Cwele MP	2009	2014	ANC
	Minister of Tourism	The Hon. Marthinus van Schalkwyk MP	2009	2014	ANC
	Minister of Trade and Industry	The Hon. Rob Davies MP	2009	2019	ANC
	Minister of Transport	The Hon. Dipuo Peters MP	2013	2017	ANC
		The Hon. Ben Martins MP	2012	2013	ANC
		The Hon. S'bu Ndebele MP	2009	2012	ANC
	Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs	The Hon. Edna Molewa MP	2010	2014	ANC
		The Hon. Buyelwa Sonjica MP	2009	2010	ANC
	Minister of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities	The Hon. Lulu Xingwana MP	2010	2014	ANC
		The Hon. Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya MP	2009	2010	ANC