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First Cabinet of Hendrik Verwoerd

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First Verwoerd Cabinet

1st Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa
(since the 1961 Constitution)
1961–1966
Hendrik Verwoerd (1960)
Date formed8 October 1961 (1961-10-08)
Date dissolved30 March 1966 (1966-03-30)
People and organisations
State PresidentCharles Robberts Swart
Prime MinisterHendrik Verwoerd
Member partyNational Party
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyUnited Party
Opposition leaderDe Villiers Graaff
History
Election1961 election
Legislature terms4 years, 5 months and 22 days
PredecessorStrydom
SuccessorVerwoerd II
Cabinet post Minister Start End
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd 8 October 1961 30 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 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Bantu Education W. A. Maree 8 October 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Defense Jacobus Fouché 8 October 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Economy Nicolaas Diederichs 8 October 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Education, Art and Science Jan de Klerk 8 October 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Finance Eben Dönges 8 October 1961 30 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 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Housing and Community Development Pieter Willem Botha 8 October 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Indian Affairs W. A. Maree 8 October 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Information Frank Waring 8 October 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Interior (Home Affairs) Jan de Klerk 8 October 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Justice Johannes Vorster 8 October 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Labour Alfred Trollip 8 October 1961 30 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 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Public Works Paul Sauer
Pieter Willem Botha
8 October 1961
August 1964
August 1964
30 March 1966
Minister of Social Security and Pensions Jan Serfontein 8 October 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Tourism Frank Waring 1963 30 March 1966
Minister of Trade and Industry D. C. H. Uys 8 October 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Transport Ben Schoeman 8 October 1961 30 March 1966
Minister of Water and Agricultural Technical Services P. K. Le Roux 8 October 1961 30 March 1966