Department of Economic Development (South Africa)

Department of Economic Development
Department overview
Formed	7 July 2009
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	The DTI Campus, 77 Meintjies Street, Pretoria; 25°45′02″S 28°12′00″E
Employees	45 (2010/11)
Annual budget	R595 million (2011/12)
Minister responsible	Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Economic Development;
Deputy Minister responsible	Madala Masuku, Deputy Minister of Economic Development;
Department executive	Prof Richard Levin, Director-General: Economic Development;
Child agencies	Competition Commission; Competition Tribunal; Industrial Development Corporation (IDC); 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 Madala Masuku. In the 2011/12 budget the department had a budget of R595 million and a staff complement of 45 civil servants.

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