J. B. M. Hertzog government

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Hertzog ministry
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3rd Cabinet of the Union of South Africa
Date formed30 June 1924
People and organisations
Head of state George V
Edward VIII
George VI
Head of government J. B. M. Hertzog
Member party National Party
Opposition party South African Party (1924–1933)
Purified National Party (1934–1939)
Opposition leader Jan Smuts (1924–1933)
Daniel François Malan (1934–1939)
History
Elections 1924
1929
1933
1938
Predecessor First Jan Smuts government
Successor Second Jan Smuts government

J. B. M. Hertzog became the Prime Minister of South Africa on 30 June 1924, replacing Jan Smuts. Hertzog led four cabinets, serving until 5 September 1939.

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Ministers

First Hertzog Cabinet

The general election of 1924 led to the first political transition since the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. The training that J. B. M. Hertzog between 1924 and 1929 government was a coalition between the National Party (NP) and the Labour Party (LP).

OfficeNameDates
Prime Minister and Minister of Native Affairs J. B. M. Hertzog 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1927 – 14 June 1929
Minister of Agriculture Jan Kemp 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929
Minister of Defence Frederic Creswell 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929
Minister of Finance Nicolaas Havenga 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929
Minister of Justice Tielman Roos 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Education
Minister of Public Health
Daniel François Malan 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929
Minister of Irrigation Ernest George Jansen 1928 – 14 June 1929
Minister of Lands Peter Grobler 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929
Minister of Labour Frederic Creswell 30 June 1924 – 1925
Thomas Boydell 1925 – 14 June 1929
Minister of Mines and Industry Frederick William Beyers 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929
Minister of Railways and Harbors Charles Wynand Malan 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929
Minister of Public Works Thomas Boydell
Walter Madeley
Henry William Sampson
1924–25
1925–28
1928–29
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs Thomas Boydell
Walter Madeley
Henry William Sampson
1924–25
1925–28
1928–29

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Second Hertzog Cabinet

The 1929 general election was won by the National Party (41% of votes) due to its absolute majority in seats (78) facing the South African Party who had received 47% of the vote, but only 61 representatives. Although the National Party had a majority government, Hertzog renewed the electoral alliance with the Labour Party (8 elected), Frederic Creswell

OfficeNameDates
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs J. B. M. Hertzog 14 June 1929 – 17 May 1933
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Education
Minister of Public Health
Daniel François Malan 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929

Third Hertzog Cabinet

Fourth Hertzog Cabinet

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