Minister of Justice (South Africa)

South Africa Minister of Justice and Correctional Services List 10 other official names: Minister van Justisie en Staatkundige Ontwikkeling  (Afrikaans) uNgqongqotjhe wezoBulungiswa nokuThuthukiswa komThethosisekelo  (Southern Ndebele) UMphathiswa lezoBulungisa noMgaqosiseko  (Xhosa) Indvuna Wezobulungiswa Nokuthuthukiswa Komthethosisekelo  (Zulu) Indvuna Letebulungiswa Netekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo  (Swati) Tona ya Toka le Tlhabollo ya Molaotheo  (Northern Sotho) Letona la Toka le Ntshetsopele ya Molao wa Motheo  (Sotho) Tona la Bosiamisi le Tlhabololo ya Molaotheo  (Tswana) Holobye ya Vululami na Nhluvukiso wa Vumbiwa  (Tsonga) Minisiṱa wa Vhulamukanyi na Mveledziso ya Mulayotewa  (Venda)
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Incumbent Michael Masutha since 26 May 2014
Department of Justice and Correctional Services
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Jacob Zuma
Inaugural holder	J. B. M. Hertzog
Formation	31 May 1910
Deputy	Thabang Makwetla
Salary	R2,211,937
Website	Department of Justice and Correctional Services

The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is the justice minister in the government of South Africa. He is the political head of the Department of Justice and Correctional Services, which is responsible for administrative support to the courts, oversight of the National Prosecuting Authority, the provision of legal services to departments of state, law reform and Correctional Services.

Prior to May 2014, Correctional Services was a separate department and the justice department was named the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.

As of 2014^[update] the incumbent is Michael Masutha, who was appointed to the position by President Jacob Zuma in 2013. His deputies are John Jeffery (Justice and Constitutional Development) and Thabang Makwetla (Correctional Services).

This list contains all persons to hold the position of justice minister from the founding of the Union of South Africa to the current time (2011):