Department of Economic Development (South Africa)

Department of Economic Development
Department overview
Formed	7 July 2009 (2009-07-07)
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	The DTI Campus, 77 Meintjies Street, Pretoria 25°45′02″S 28°12′00″E / 25.75056°S 28.20000°E / -25.75056; 28.20000
Employees	45 (2010/11)
Annual budget	R595 million (2011/12)
Minister responsible	Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Economic Development
Deputy Minister responsible	Hlengiwe Mkhize, Deputy Minister of Economic Development
Department executive	Prof Richard Levin, Director-General: Economic Development
Child agencies	Competition Commission Competition Tribunal Industrial Development Corporation International Trade Administration Commission Khula Enterprise Finance South African Micro-finance Apex Fund
Website	www.economic.gov.za

The Department of Economic Development is the department of the South African government responsible for economic policy, economic planning and economic development. It was established in 2009 after the election of President Jacob Zuma.

As of June 2012 the Minister of Economic Development is Ebrahim Patel and his deputy is Hlengiwe Mkhize. In the 2011/12 budget the department had a budget of R595 million and a staff complement of 45 civil servants.^[1]

References

↑ "Vote 28: Economic Development" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2011. Pretoria: National Treasury. 23 February 2011. ISBN 978-0-621-39863-2. Retrieved 7 January 2012.

External links

Official website

Departments of the South African Government

The Presidency

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