Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs
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The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs is the member of the Cabinet of South Africa with responsibility for the Department of Water Affairs and the Department of Environmental Affairs.
The post was created by President Jacob Zuma
, in his cabinet announced on 10 May 2009; it partially replaced the posts of Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry. The first holder of the position was Buyelwa Sonjica; the incumbent is Edna Molewa
of the African National Congress
, who replaced Ms Sonjica in a cabinet reshuffle on 31 October 2010.
The post was created by President Jacob Zuma
Jacob Zuma
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party's victory in the 2009 general election....
, in his cabinet announced on 10 May 2009; it partially replaced the posts of Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry. The first holder of the position was Buyelwa Sonjica; the incumbent is Edna Molewa
Edna Molewa
Edna Molewa is a South African politician. Molewa became the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs of South Africa on October 31, 2010, as part of a cabinet reshuffle by President Jacob Zuma. She replaced her predecessor, Buyelwa Sonjica.-External links:* - broadcast on Radio France...
of the African National Congress
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
, who replaced Ms Sonjica in a cabinet reshuffle on 31 October 2010.