S.NO

NAMES

DURATION

1

Charles Robberts Swart

May 31, 1961 – Jun 1, 1967

2

Jozua François Naudé

Jun 1, 1967- Apr 10, 1968

3

Jacobus Johannes Fouché

Apr 10, 1968 – Apr 9, 1975

4

Johannes de Klerk

Apr 9, 1975 – Apr 19, 1975

5

Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs

Apr 19, 1975 – Aug 21, 1978

6

Marais Viljoen

Aug 21, 1978 – Oct 10, 1978

7

Balthazar Johannes Vorster

Oct 10, 1978 – Jun 4, 1979

8

Marais Viljoen

Jun 4, 1979 – Sept 3, 1984

9

Pieter Willem Botha

Sept 3, 1984 – Aug 15, 1989

10

F. W. de Klerk

Aug 15, 1989 – May 10, 1994

11

Nelson Mandela

May 10, 1994 – Jun 16, 1999

12

Thabo Mbeki

Jun 16, 1999 – Sept 24, 2008

13

Kgalema Motlanthe

Sept 24, 2008 – May 9, 2009

14

Jacob Zuma

May 9, 2009 – Feb 15, 2018

15

Cyril Ramaphosa

Feb 15, 2018 – Incumbent