Minister of Transport (South Africa)

South Africa
Minister of Transport
South Africa ; Minister of Transport
List 10 other official names: ; Minister van Vervoer (Afrikaans) ; uNgqongqotjhe wezokuThutha (Southern Ndebele) ; UMphathiswa wezoThutho (Xhosa) ; uNgqongqoshe Wezokuthutha (Zulu) ; Indvuna Yetekutfutsa (Swazi) ; Tona ya Dinamelwa (Northern Sotho) ; Letona la Dipalangwang (Sotho) ; Tona la Dipalangwa (Tswana) ; Holobye ya Vutleketli (Tsonga) ; Minisiṱa wa Vhuendi (Venda) ;
	Flag of South Africa
	Incumbent; Barbara Creecy; since 30 June 2024
	Department of Transport
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Cyril Ramaphosa
Inaugural holder	George Bartlett
Formation	16 August 1989
Deputy	Mkhuleko Hlengwa
Salary	R1,724,897
Website	Department of Transport

The Minister of Transport is a Minister of the Cabinet of South Africa who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Transport.

List of past ministers

Name	Term	Party	President
George Bartlett	1989 – 1991	NP	F. W. de Klerk (I)
Piet Welgemoed	1991 – 1994	NP	F. W. de Klerk (I)
Mac Maharaj	11 May 1994 – 1999	ANC	Nelson Mandela (I)
Dullah Omar	1999 – 2004	ANC	Thabo Mbeki (I)
Jeff Radebe	29 April 2004 – 10 May 2009	ANC	Thabo Mbeki (II) Kgalema Motlanthe (I)
S'bu Ndebele	11 May 2009 – 12 June 2012	ANC	Jacob Zuma (I)
Ben Martins	12 June 2012 – 9 July 2013	ANC	Jacob Zuma (I)
Dipuo Peters	10 July 2013 – 30 March 2017	ANC	Jacob Zuma (I)(II)
Joe Maswanganyi	31 March 2017 – 28 February 2018	ANC	Jacob Zuma (II)
Blade Nzimande	28 February 2018 – 29 May 2019	ANC	Cyril Ramaphosa (I)
Fikile Mbalula	30 May 2019 – 6 March 2023	ANC	Cyril Ramaphosa (II)
Sindisiwe Chikunga	7 March 2023 — 30 June 2024	ANC	Cyril Ramaphosa (II)
Barbara Creecy	30 June 2024 — Present	ANC	Cyril Ramaphosa (III)