Minister of Arts and Culture

South Africa; Minister of Arts and Culture
	Coat of Arms
	Flag of South_Africa
	Incumbent; Nathi Mthethwa; since 26 May 2014
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Jacob Zuma
Inaugural holder	Pallo Jordan
Formation	29 April 2004
Deputy	Rejoice Thizwilondi Mabudafhasi
Salary	R2,211,937
Website	Arts and Culture

The Minister of Arts and Culture is a Minister of the Cabinet of South Africa who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Arts and Culture. The portfolio was created on 29 April 2004 on the appointment of the second Cabinet of President Thabo Mbeki, when the Arts, Culture, Science and Technology portfolio was divided into two.^[2] As of 26 May 2014^[update] the incumbent minister is Nathi Mthethwa and his deputy is Rejoice Thizwilondi Mabudafhasi.

Institutions

Apart from the Department of Arts and Culture, the following institutions also report to the minister:^[3]

	Portrait	Term		Party
J.H. Viljoen	75px	1949	16 April 1958	NP	D.F. Malan (I) (II)
J.J. Serfontein	75px	16 April 1958	8 October 1961	NP	Hans Strydom (I)
J.J. Serfontein	75px	16 April 1958	8 October 1961	NP	Hendrik Verwoerd (takes office after Strydom's death)
		8 October 1961	1970	NP	Hendrik Verwoerd (I) (II)
		8 October 1961	1970	NP	B.J. Vorster (takes office after Verwoerd's death)
		1970	1981	NP	B.J. Vorster (I) (II) (III)
		1981	1989	NP	P.W. Botha (I) (II)

Name		Portrait	Term		Party	Prime Minister
	Piet Clase		1989	1991	NP		F.W. de Klerk (I)
	Piet Marais		1991	10 May 1994	NP		F.W. de Klerk (I)

Name		Portrait	Term		Party	Prime Minister
			10 May 1994	18 June 1999	ANC		Nelson Mandela (Government of National Unity)
	Ben Ngubane		18 June 1999	29 April 2004	ANC		Thabo Mbeki (I)

	Portrait	Term		Party
Pallo Jordan		29 April 2004	22 April 2009	ANC	Thabo Mbeki (II)
Pallo Jordan		29 April 2004	22 April 2009	ANC	Kgalema Motlanthe (takes office after Mbeki resigns)
Lulama Xingwana		22 April 2009	30 October 2010	ANC	Jacob Zuma (I) (II)
Paul Mashatile	[[File:\|640px\|alt=]]	30 October 2010	7 May 2014
Nathi Mthethwa		24 May 2014	Incumbent

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South Africa Minister of Arts and Culture
Coat of Arms
Flag of South_Africa
Incumbent Nathi Mthethwa since 26 May 2014
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Jacob Zuma
Inaugural holder	Pallo Jordan
Formation	29 April 2004
Deputy	Rejoice Thizwilondi Mabudafhasi
Salary	R2,211,937^[1]
Website	Arts and Culture