First Cabinet of P.W. Botha

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6th Cabinet of Republic of South Africa
(since 1961 Constitution)
1981
Date formed29 April 1981 (1981-04-29)
Date dissolved3 September 1984 (1984-09-03)
People and organisations
Head of statePresident Marais Viljoen (acting)
Head of governmentPrime Minister P.W. Botha
(position merged with Presidency in 1984)
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyProgressive Federal Party
Opposition leaderFrederik van Zyl Slabbert
History
Election(s)1981
Legislature term(s)3 years, 4 months and 5 days
PredecessorVorster III
SuccessorBotha II

When P.W. Botha first became Prime Minister of South Africa in 1981, he appointed members of the National Party to positions in his first Cabinet.

Cabinet[]

Portfolio Minister Party Period
Prime Minister P.W. Botha NP 1978–1984
Vice President (abolished 1984) Alwyn Schlebusch[1] NP 1981–1987
Agriculture and Fisheries Hendrik Schoeman
NP 1978–1982
1982–1984
Constitutional Development Chris Heunis NP 1982–1984
Cooperation and Development Piet Koornhof NP 1978–1984
Defense P.W. Botha
Magnus Malan
NP 1978–1980
1980–1984
Education and Training Ferdinand Hartzenberg
Dawie de Villiers
NP 1979–1982
1982
(National) Education Gerrit Viljoen[2] NP 1980–1984
Environment and Energy Chris Heunis
F.W. de Klerk
Braam Raubenheimer

NP 1978–1979
1979–1980
1980
1981–1982
1982–1984
Finance Owen Horwood[3] NP 1978–1984
Foreign Affairs Pik Botha[3] NP 1978–1984
Health Schalk van der Merwe NP 1978
Home Affairs Alwyn Schlebusch
Chris Heunis
F.W. de Klerk
NP 1978–1980
1980–1982
1982–1984
Justice Jimmy Kruger
Alwyn Schlebusch
Kobie Coetsee[2]
NP 1978–1979
1979–1980
1980–1984[4]
Labour Fanie Botha NP 1979–1983
Mining
F.W. de Klerk
Pietie du Plessis
Daniel Steyn
NP 1978–1979
1979–1982
1982–1983
1983–1984
Plural Development NP 1980–1984
Police and Prisons
Law and Order
Jimmy Kruger
Louis le Grange
NP 1978–1979
1979–1984
Public Works Louis Le Grange
Andries Treurnicht
NP 1978–1979
1979–1980
Posts en Telegraphs Henni Smit
F.W. de Klerk
Lourens Munnik
NP 1978
1978–1979
1982–1984
Sport and Recreation Piet Koornhof
F. W. de Klerk
NP 1978
1978–1979
Statistics Andries Treurnicht NP 1979–1982
Tourism Louis Le Grange
Andries Treurnicht
NP 1978–1979
1979–1980
Trade and Industry Dawie de Villiers NP 1980–1984
Transport Lourens Muller
Chris Heunis
Hendrik Schoeman
NP 1978–1979
1979–1980
1980–1984
Water and Forestry Braam Raubenheimer NP 1978–1980
Welfare
Health, Welfare and Pensions
F.W. de Klerk
Schalk van der Merwe
Lourens Munnik
Cornelis van der Merwe
NP 1978
1978–1979
1980–1982
1982–1984

References[]

  1. ^ Rotberg, Robert (2002). Ending Autocracy, Enabling Democracy: The Tribulations of Southern Africa, 1960–2000. Washington, D.C.: Brookings / World Peace Foundation. pp. 341. ISBN 978-0-8157-7583-6.
  2. ^ a b Rotberg, Robert (2002). Ending Autocracy, Enabling Democracy: The Tribulations of Southern Africa, 1960–2000. Washington, D.C.: Brookings / World Peace Foundation. pp. 333. ISBN 978-0-8157-7583-6.
  3. ^ a b Rotberg, Robert (2002). Ending Autocracy, Enabling Democracy: The Tribulations of Southern Africa, 1960–2000. Washington, D.C.: Brookings / World Peace Foundation. pp. 335. ISBN 978-0-8157-7583-6.
  4. ^ Sparks, Allister (1995). Tomorrow is Another Country: The Inside Story of South Africa's Road to Change. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-226-76855-7.
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