Minister of Public Works (South Africa)

South Africa Minister of Public Works List 10 other official names: Minister van Openbare Werke  (Afrikaans) uNgqongqotjhe wezemiSebenzi yomBuso  (Southern Ndebele) UMphathiswa lezeMisebenzi kaRhulumente  (Xhosa) Indvuna Wezemisebenzi Yomphakathi  (Zulu) Indvuna Letemisebenti Yesive  (Swati) Tona ya Mešomo ya Mmušo  (Northern Sotho) Letona la Mesebetsi ya Setjhaba  (Sotho) Tona la Ditiro tsa Setšhaba  (Tswana) Holobye ya Mintirho ya Mfumo  (Tsonga) Minisiṱa wa Mishumo ya Tshitshavha  (Venda)
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Incumbent Thulas Nxesi since 24 October 2011
Department of Public Works
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Jacob Zuma
Inaugural holder	Sir David Graaf
Formation	31 May 1910
Deputy	Jeremy Cronin
Website	Department of Public Works

The Minister of Public Works is the minister of the South African government with political responsibility for South Africa's Department of Public Works. The present minister is Thulas Nxesi, who was appointed by President Jacob Zuma on 24 October 2011.

The ministry was created after the creation of the Union of South Africa as a British dominion in 1910.