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announced that the minerals portfolio would again be merged with the energy portfolio, as it had been before Zuma's tenure. Soon after the ministries were merged into the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, the respective departments were likewise merged into the
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The office in its current form was re-established in June 2024; it formerly existed between May 2009 and May 2019, initially as the
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was the minister between 1994 and 1996; he was the last politician to oversee mineral resources who was not a member of the
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was henceforth overseen by the Minister of Mineral Resources (initially called the Minister of Mining), while the
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List of deputy ministers responsible for minerals and mining, 1994–present
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List of ministers responsible for minerals and mining, 1994–present
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in which both top positions were filled by women (with
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Minister of Mines and Energy (South Africa)

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Gwede Mantashe
Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources
Style
The Honourable
President of South Africa
Judith Tshabalala
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Department of Mineral Resources and Energy
minister
cabinet
South African national government
Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources
energy
Gwede Mantashe
Government of National Unity
Minister of Minerals and Energy
apartheid
Pik Botha
National Party
African National Congress
South African government
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Susan Shabangu
his first cabinet
Jacob Zuma
Department of Minerals and Energy

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