Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

South Africa Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
List 10 other official names: Minister van Justisie en Staatkundige Ontwikkeling (Afrikaans) uNgqongqotjhe wezoBulungiswa nokuThuthukiswa komThethosisekelo (Southern Ndebele) UMphathiswa lezoBulungisa noMgaqosiseko (Xhosa) Indvuna Wezobulungiswa Nokuthuthukiswa Komthethosisekelo (Zulu) Indvuna Letebulungiswa Netekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo (Swazi) Tona ya Toka le Tlhabollo ya Molaotheo (Northern Sotho) Letona la Toka le Ntshetsopele ya Molao wa Motheo (Sotho) Tona la Bosiamisi le Tlhabololo ya Molaotheo (Tswana) Holobye ya Vululami na Nhluvukiso wa Vumbiwa (Tsonga) Minisiṱa wa Vhulamukanyi na Mveledziso ya Mulayotewa (Venda)
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Incumbent Ronald Lamola since 30 May 2019
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Department of Correctional Services
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Cyril Ramaphosa
Inaugural holder	J. B. M. Hertzog
Formation	31 May 1910
Deputy	John Jeffery (since 2013) Patekile Holomisa (since 2019)
Salary	R2 401 633[1]

The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is the justice minister in the government of South Africa. He is the political head of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJCD), the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), and the Office of the Chief Justice.^[2] DoJCD is responsible for administrative support to the courts, oversight of the National Prosecuting Authority, the provision of legal services to departments of state, and law reform; and DSC is responsible for prisons and community corrections programmes.

As of August 2020^[update], the incumbent is Ronald Lamola, who was appointed to the position by President Cyril Ramaphosa in June 2019.^[3] His deputies are John Jeffery, who is responsible for the Justice portfolio,^[4] and Inkosi Patekile Holomisa, who is responsible for Correctional Services.^[5]