Minister of Tourism (South Africa)

The Minister of Tourism is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa. The minister has political responsibility for the Department of Tourism.

South Africa Minister of Tourism
List 10 other official names: Minister van Toerisme (Afrikaans) uNgqongqotjhe wezeVakatjhobukela (Southern Ndebele) UMphathiswa lezoKhenketho (Xhosa) Indvuna weZohwebo (Zulu) Indvuna Letivakashi (Swazi) Tona ya Boeti (Northern Sotho) Letona la Bohahlaudi (Sotho) Tona la Bojanala (Tswana) Holobye ya Vupfhumba (Tsonga) Minisiṱa wa Vhuendelamashango (Venda)
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Incumbent Patricia De Lille since 6 March 2023
Department of Tourism
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	President of South Africa
Inaugural holder	Kent Durr
Formation	16 August 1989
Deputy	Deputy Minister of Tourism
Website	Department of Tourism

The office was established in its current form in 2009. Before then, the tourism portfolio was the responsibility of the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.

List of ministers

List of ministers responsible for tourism, 1994–present

Portfolio	Name		Portrait	Term		Party	President
Environmental Affairs and Tourism		Dawie de Villiers		1994	1996	NP		Mandela
		Pallo Jordan		1996	1999	ANC
		Valli Moosa		1999	2004	ANC		Mbeki
		Marthinus van Schalkwyk		2004	2009	NNP
Tourism		Marthinus van Schalkwyk		2009	2014	ANC		Zuma
		Derek Hanekom		2014	2017	ANC
		Tokozile Xasa		2017	2018	ANC
		Derek Hanekom		2018	2019	ANC		Ramaphosa
		Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane		2019	2021	ANC
		Lindiwe Sisulu		2021	2023	ANC
		Patricia De Lille		2023	–	Good

External links

• Department of Tourism