| South Africa Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources | |
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| Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | President of South Africa |
| Deputy | Judith Tshabalala |
| Salary | R2,401,633[1] |
| Website | Department of Mineral Resources and Energy |
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The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources is a minister in the cabinet of the South African national government. The minister has political responsibility for the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources.
The office in its current form was re-established in June 2024; it formerly existed between May 2009 and May 2019, initially as the Minister of Mining and then as the Minister for Mineral Resources. During other periods, the mineral resources portfolio has been enlarged by the inclusion of energy: there was a Minister of Minerals and Energy before May 2009 and, more recently, a Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy between May 2019 and June 2024.
The current Minister of Mineral Resources is Gwede Mantashe, who was also the last Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy; he has overseen the mineral resources portfolio since February 2018.
- ^ "Here's how much South Africa's ministers and other top government officials will get paid this year". BusinessTech. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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