Minister Of Science, Technology And Innovation (South Africa)
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The minister of science, technology and innovation is a minister in the
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. The office was re-established in June 2024. Between 2004 and 2019, the office was called the minister of science and technology. In prior periods, the
science and technology Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is an umbrella term used to group together the distinct but related technical disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The term is typically used in the context of ...
portfolio was the provenance of the minister of higher education, science and technology (from 2019 to 2024) or of the minister of arts, culture, science and technology (before 2004).


History

Until 28 April 2004, science and technology was the responsibility of the minister of arts, culture, science and technology. On 28 April 2004, announcing his second cabinet, President
Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (; born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who served as the 2nd democratic president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Cong ...
birfucated that portfolio, creating the new minister of science and technology, alongside a
minister of arts and culture The minister of arts and culture is a minister of the Cabinet of South Africa who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Arts and Culture. the incumbent minister is Nathi Mthethwa and his deputy is Maggie Sotyu. Between 1994 and 20 ...
. When President
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announced his second-term cabinet on 29 May 2019, he announced that the Ministry of Science and Technology would be absorbed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Training, creating the enlarged portfolio of the new minister of higher education, science and technology. However, Ramaphosa reversed the merger in his third cabinet, announced on 30 June 2024; the independent post was re-established, now called the minister of science, technology and innovation.


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Department of Science and Innovation
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