First cabinet of B. J. Vorster

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First Vorster Cabinet
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3rd Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa
(since the 1961 Constitution)
1966–1970
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Johannes Vorster (1960)
Date formed13 September 1966 (1966-09-13)
Date dissolved22 April 1970 (1970-04-22)
(3 years, 7 months and 9 days)
People and organisations
State President
Prime Minister Johannes Vorster
Member parties National Party
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition parties United Party
Opposition leaders De Villiers Graaff
History
Election 1966 election
Predecessor Verwoerd II
Successor Vorster II

Following the assassination of Prime Minister Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd in parliament on 6 September 1966, Adv. Johannes Vorster became the next Prime Minister of South Africa. He appointed members of the National Party to the following positions in his first Cabinet:

Cabinet

Ministry/PortfolioMinister/IncumbentStartEnd
Prime Minister Johannes Vorster 13 September 196622 April 1970
Minister of Agriculture Jacobus Fouché
D. C. H. Uys
13 September 1966
10 April 1968
10 April 1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Bantu Administration, Bantu
Education and Development
M. C. Botha 13 September 196622 April 1970
Minister of Defense Pieter Botha 13 September 196622 April 1970
Minister of Economic Development Nicolaas Diederichs
Jan Haak
13 September 1966
1967
1967
22 April 1970
Minister of Education, Art and Science Jan de Klerk 29 April 1974August 1978
Minister of Finance Eben Dönges
Nicolaas Diederichs
13 September 1966
24 February 1967
24 February 1967
22 April 1970
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hilgard Muller 13 September 196622 April 1970
Minister of Forestry Frank Waring
Fanie Botha
13 September 1966
9 August 1968
9 August 1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Health Albert Hertzog
Carel de Wet
13 September 1966
9 August 1968
9 August 1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Home Affairs P. K. Le Roux
Lourens Muller
13 September 1966
1968
1968
22 April 1970
Minister of ImmigrationAlfred Trollip
Connie Mulder
13 September 1966
1968
1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Indian AffairsAlfred Trollip
Frank Waring
13 September 1966
9 August 1968
9 August 1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Information Jan de Klerk
Connie Mulder
13 September 1966
1967
1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Justice and Prisons Johannes Vorster
Petrus Cornelius Pelser
13 September 196622 April 1970
Minister of Labour Marais Viljoen 13 September 196622 April 1970
Minister of Land and Land AdministrationD. C. H. Uys13 September 196622 April 1970
Minister of MiningJan Haak
Carel de Wet
13 September 1966
9 August 1968
9 August 1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Police Johannes Vorster 13 September 196622 April 1970
Minister of Posts, Telegraphs and Telecommunication Albert Hertzog
Matthys van Rensburg
13 September 1966
9 August 1968
9 August 1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Public Works and Community DevelopmentW. A. Maree
Blaar Coetzee
13 September 1966
9 August 1968
9 August 1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Social Affairs and PensionsW. A. Maree
Connie Mulder
13 September 1966
9 August 1968
9 August 1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Sport Frank Waring 13 September 196622 April 1970
Minister of Tourism Frank Waring 13 September 196622 April 1970
Minister of Transport Ben Schoeman 13 September 196622 April 1970
Minister of Water Affairs Jacobus Fouché
D. C. H. Uys
Fanie Botha
13 September 1966
9 August 1968
9 August 1968
22 April 1970