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Second Cabinet of D. F. Malan

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Second Malan Cabinet

11th Cabinet of the Union of South Africa
(since the 1909 South Africa Act)
1953–1958
Daniël Malan
Date formed15 April 1953 (1953-04-15)
Date dissolved16 April 1958 (1958-04-16)
People and organisations
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
Governor-GeneralErnest George Jansen
Prime Minister
Member partyNational Party
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyUnited Party
Opposition leaderJacobus Strauss
History
Election1953 election
Legislature terms5 years and 1 day
PredecessorMalan I
SuccessorStrydom
11th Cabinet of Union of South Africa.
(c.1953)
Front (left to right): S. P. le Roux; J. G. Strydom; Dr. D. F. Malan; Dr. E. G. Jansen; N. C. Havenga; C. R. Swart and P. O. Sauer. Back (left to right): E. H. Louw; Dr T. E. Donges; F. C. Erasmus; B. J. Schoeman; J. F. Naude; Sen. H. Verwoerd; J. H. Viljoen; and Dr. K. Bremer.

Malan retires

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The Prime Minister announced his retirement to a "dumbfounded" cabinet on 12 October 1954 – it was thought to be linked to his health. The party favourite, E.H. Louw, was suggested by Die Burger to take over.[1] But in the ensuing months, a race broke out between N.C. Havenga and Hans Strydom – who wanted to accelerate the "nationalist objectives".[2]

On 30 November 1954, Johannes Strydom was announced as Daniël Malan's successor.[3]

Cabinet

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Post Minister Term Party
Prime Minister Johannes Strydom 1954 NP
Dr. Daniël Malan 1948 1954 NP
Deputy Prime Minister Adv. Charles Swart 1954 1958 NP
N. C. Havenga 1948 1954 NP
Minister of Agriculture The Hon. S. P. le Roux MP 1948 1958 NP
Minister of Defence The Hon. F. C. Erasmus MP 1948 NP
Minister of Economic Affairs The Hon. E. H. Louw MP 1948 1954 NP
Minister of Education, Arts and Science The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP 1950 1957 NP
Minister of Finance The Hon. Tom Naudé MP 1956 1958 NP
The Hon. E. H. Louw MP 1954 1956 NP
The Hon. N. C. Havenga MP 1948 1954 NP
Minister of Foreign Affairs The Hon. E. H. Louw MP 1955 NP
Johannes Strydom 1954 1955 NP
Dr. Daniël Malan 1948 1954 NP
Minister of Forestry The Hon. F. C. Erasmus MP 1956 NP
The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP 1954 1956 NP
Minister of Health The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP 1956 1957 NP
The Hon. Tom Naudé MP 1954 1956 NP
The Hon. A. J. R. van Rhijn MP 1953 1954 NP
Minister of Interior Affairs The Hon. Eben Dönges MP 1948 1958 NP
Minister of Justice The Hon. Charles Swart MP 1948 NP
Minister of Labour The Hon. Jan de Klerk MP 1954 NP
The Hon. B. J. Schoeman MP 1948 1954 NP
Minister of Lands and Irrigation The Hon. P. O. Sauer MP 1954 NP
The Hon. Johannes Strydom MP 1948 1954 NP
Minister of Native Affairs The Hon. Hendrik Verwoerd MP 1950 NP
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs The Hon. Albert Hertzog MP 1954 NP
The Hon. Tom Naudé MP 1950 1954 NP
Minister of Public Works The Hon. Jan de Klerk MP 1954 1958 NP
The Hon. B. J. Schoeman MP 1950 1954 NP
Minister of Social Welfare The Hon. J. J. Serfontein MP 1954 NP
The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP 1953 1954 NP
Minister of Transport The Hon. B. J. Schoeman MP 1954 NP
The Hon. P. O. Sauer MP 1948 1954 NP

Citations

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  1. ^ "Malan Retires From Ministry". No. 18. The Cornell Daily Sun. Associated Press. 13 October 1954. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Malan Gets A Successor". The Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. 30 November 1954. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ^ "An ageing anachronism: D.F. Malan as prime minister, 1948–1954". Kronos. 36 (1). November 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

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