Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (South Africa)
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was a Minister of the Cabinet of South Africa, with political executive responsibility for the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and for the Agricultural Research Council, the National Agricultural Marketing Council, Onderstepoort Biological Products, the Perishable Products Export Control Board, and Ncera Farms.
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries portfolio was created in the 2009 cabinet reorganization after the election of President Jacob Zuma; the Minister inherited the responsibility for agriculture from the Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs, the responsibility for fisheries from the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, and the responsibility for forestry from the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry. The first Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was Tina Joemat-Peterson and her deputy was Pieter Mulder. The last Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was Senzeni Zokwana with Sfiso Buthelezi as his deputy, since the portfolio was changed again in May 2019.List of Past Ministers
Minister of Agriculture, 1910-1933
Minister of Agriculture, 1948-1958
Minister of Water Affairs and Agricultural Technical Services, 1958-1966
Minister of Agriculture and Water Affairs, 1966-1968
Minister of Agriculture, 1968-1981
Minister of Agriculture, 1982-1991
Minister of Agriculture, 1994-1996
Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs, 1996-2009
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 2009-2019
