First Cabinet of Hendrik Verwoerd

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First Verwoerd Cabinet
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1st Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa
(since the 1961 Constitution)
1961–1966
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Hendrik Verwoerd (1960)
Date formed8 October 1961 (1961-10-08)
Date dissolved30 March 1966 (1966-03-30)
(4 years, 5 months and 22 days)
People and organisations
State President Charles Swart
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd
Member parties National Party
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition parties United Party
Opposition leaders De Villiers Graaff
History
Election 1961 election
Predecessor Strydom
Successor Verwoerd II
Cabinet postMinisterStartEnd
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Agriculture
From 1964: Lands and land affairs
Paul Sauer
D. C. H. Uys
8 October 1961
August 1964
August 1964
30 March 1966
Minister of Bantu Administration and Development M. D. C. de Wet Nel 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Bantu Education W. A. Maree 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Defense Jacobus Fouché 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Economy Nicolaas Diederichs 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Education, Art and Science Jan de Klerk 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Finance Eben Dönges 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Foreign Affairs Eric Louw
Hilgard Muller
8 October 1961
9 January 1964
9 January 1964
30 March 1966
Minister of Forestry Paul Sauer
W. A. Maree
Frank Waring
8 October 1961
August 1964
1965
August 1964
1965
30 March 1966
Minister of Health Albert Hertzog 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Housing and Community Development Pieter Botha 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Indian AffairsW. A. Maree8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of InformationFrank Waring8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Interior (Home Affairs) Jan de Klerk 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Justice Johannes Vorster 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Labour Alfred Trollip 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Mining Nicolaas Diederichs
Jan Haak
8 October 1961
August 1964
August 1964
30 March 1966
Minister of Post and Telegraphs Albert Hertzog 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Public WorksPaul Sauer
Pieter Willem Botha
8 October 1961
August 1964
August 1964
30 March 1966
Minister of Social Security and PensionsJan Serfontein8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of TourismFrank Waring196330 March 1966
Minister of Trade and IndustryD. C. H. Uys8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Transport Ben Schoeman 8 October 196130 March 1966
Minister of Water and Agricultural Technical Services P. K. Le Roux 8 October 196130 March 1966