The minister of home affairs is the minister in the Cabinet of South Africa with responsibility for the Department of Home Affairs.

This position is currently filled by Leon Schreiber, who was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 30 June 2024.

[2] The position includes responsibility for immigration, refugee and asylum policy, for the civil registry, and for the issuing of identity documents and passports.

(Government of National Unity) Kgalema Motlanthe (after Mbeki resigned from office)