The minister of tourism is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa. The minister has political responsibility for the Department of Tourism.

The office was established in its current form in 2009. Before then, the tourism portfolio was the responsibility of the minister of environmental affairs and tourism.

List of ministers +List of ministers responsible for tourism, 1994–presentPortfolioNamePortraitTermPartyPresidentEnvironmental Affairs and TourismDawie de Villiers19941996NP MandelaPallo Jordan19961999ANCValli Moosa19992004ANCMbekiMarthinus van Schalkwyk20042009NNPTourismMarthinus van Schalkwyk20092014ANC ZumaDerek Hanekom20142017ANCTokozile Xasa20172018ANCDerek Hanekom20182019ANC RamaphosaMmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane20192021ANCLindiwe Sisulu20212023ANCPatricia De Lille2023–Good

External links Department of Tourism