This is the breakdown of all 12 Jacob Zuma Cabinet reshuffles
Since 2009, Zuma has made 132 changes to the national executive: 67 changes to ministerial positions, 64 changes to deputy ministerial positions and one change to the deputy presidency
President Jacob Zuma made six changes (five ministers and one deputy minister) to his national executive on Tuesday. It is the 12th time he has reshuffled the executive since his first national executive in May 2009. Based on his latest reshuffle, the following facts can be drawn: • Zuma is currently overseeing his 12th different Cabinet and national executive. • In total, since 2009, Zuma has made 132 changes to the national executive: 67 changes to ministerial positions, 64 changes to deputy ministerial positions and one change to the deputy presidency.• The current national executive (all ministers and deputy ministers), last restructured on March 30 2017, stands at 73 people. It includes the president, the deputy president, 35 ministers and 36 deputy ministers (the position of deputy minister in presidency is now vacant after Buti Manamela was moved to higher education). • The Cabinet alone (just the president, deputy president and ministers) has 37 people. By comparison, Zuma’s...
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