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First Vorster Cabinet

3rd Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa
(since the 1961 Constitution)
1966–1970
Johannes Vorster (1960)
Date formed13 September 1966 (1966-09-13)
Date dissolved22 April 1970 (1970-04-22)
People and organisations
State President
Prime MinisterJohannes Vorster
Member partyNational Party
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyUnited Party
Opposition leaderDe Villiers Graaff
History
Election1966 election
Legislature terms3 years, 7 months and 9 days
PredecessorVerwoerd II
SuccessorVorster 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/Portfolio Minister/Incumbent Start End
Prime Minister Johannes Vorster 13 September 1966 22 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 1966 22 April 1970
Minister of Defense Pieter Willem Botha 13 September 1966 22 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 1974 August 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 1966 22 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 Immigration Alfred Trollip
Connie Mulder 		13 September 1966
1968 		1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Indian Affairs Alfred 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 1966 22 April 1970
Minister of Labour Marais Viljoen 13 September 1966 22 April 1970
Minister of Land and Land Administration D. C. H. Uys 13 September 1966 22 April 1970
Minister of Mining Jan Haak
Carel de Wet 		13 September 1966
9 August 1968 		9 August 1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Police Johannes Vorster 13 September 1966 22 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 Development W. A. Maree
Blaar Coetzee 		13 September 1966
9 August 1968 		9 August 1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Social Affairs and Pensions W. A. Maree
Connie Mulder 		13 September 1966
9 August 1968 		9 August 1968
22 April 1970
Minister of Sport Frank Waring 13 September 1966 22 April 1970
Minister of Tourism Frank Waring 13 September 1966 22 April 1970
Minister of Transport Ben Schoeman 13 September 1966 22 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
History of the Cabinet of South Africa
Pre-apartheid (1910–48)
Apartheid (1948–94)
Post-apartheid (1994–)
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