| South Africa Minister of Correctional Services | |
|---|---|
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| Department of Correctional Services | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | The President of South Africa |
| Formation | 1991 |
| First holder | Adriaan Vlok |
| Final holder | S'bu Ndebele |
| Abolished | 24 May 2014 |
The Minister of Correctional Services was a minister in the government of South Africa, who was responsible for overseeing the Department of Correctional Services.[1] The ministry existed between 1990 and 2014 – it was known before 1994 as the Ministry of Prisons – and has now been subsumed under the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services. Before 1990, correctional services were administered within the Ministry of Justice; a separate department and ministerial portfolio were established only when extensive prison reforms were announced in the early 1990s, under the cabinet of F.W. de Klerk.[2] In July 2014, at the beginning of the second Zuma cabinet, the portfolios were merged again, creating the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services, which now has a dedicated Deputy Minister of Correctional Services and which oversees the Department of Correctional Services.[3][4]
- ^ "White paper on corrections in South Africa" (PDF). 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Administration of Justice". Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "President Jacob Zuma announces members of the National Executive, Pretoria". The Presidency. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Wynn, Craig (25 May 2014). "Zuma announces new Cabinet". EWN. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.