Government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
The government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia took office on 1 June 1979 under the terms of the Internal Settlement negotiated between the government of Rhodesia and moderate African nationalists. It ruled the internationally unrecognized country until, under the terms of the Lancaster House Agreement, control was turned over to Lord Soames as the Governor of Southern Rhodesia on 12 December 1979.
The government attempted to include all parties represented in the House of Assembly following the general election, although the Zimbabwe African National Union of Rev Ndabaningi Sithole initially refused to take up their seats.
Executive Council[]
| Portfolio | Minister | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Minister of Combined Operations Minister of Defence |
Abel Muzorewa | 1 June 1979 – 12 December 1979 | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister Information, Immigration and Tourism Acting Minister of Health |
1 June 1979 – 12 December 1979 1 June 1979 – 12 December 1979 1 June 1979 – 15 August 1979 | |||
| Office | Minister | Since | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | 1 June 1979 | RF | |
| Minister of Water Development | 1 June 1979 | ||
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Ernest Leonard Bulle | 1 June 1979 | UANC |
| Minister of Agriculture | 1 June 1979 | RF | |
| Minister of Education | 1 June 1979 | UANC | |
| Minister of Local Government and Housing | 1 June 1979 | UANC | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 1 June 1979 | UANC | |
| Minister of Manpower, Social Affairs, Youth and Rehabilitation | Senator | 1 June 1979 | UANC |
| Minister of Mines | Senator Chief Kayisa Ndiweni | 1 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Works | |||
| Minister of Health | (acting) | 1 June 1979 | UANC |
| 15 August 1979 | ZANU | ||
| Minister of Lands, Natural Resources and Rural Development | George Bodzo Nyandoro | 1 June 1979 | UANC |
| Minister of Finance | David Colville Smith | 1 June 1979 | RF |
| Minister of Roads and Road Traffic | (acting) | 1 June 1979 | RF |
| 15 August 1979 | ZANU | ||
| Minister without Portfolio | Ian Douglas Smith | 1 June 1979 | RF |
| Minister of Transport and Power | Pieter Kenyon Fleming-Voltelyn van der Byl | 1 June 1979 | RF |
| Minister of Posts | |||
| Minister of Home Affairs | 1 June 1979 | UANC | |
| Minister of Law and Order | 1 June 1979 | UANC | |
| Minister of Public Service |
Deputy Ministers[]
| Office | Minister | Since | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Information, Immigration and Tourism | 1 June 1979 – 30 September 1979 | Independent | |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | 1 June 1979 – 30 September 1979 | Independent | |
| Deputy Minister of Lands, Natural Resources and Rural Development | Rowan Cronjé | 1 June 1979 | RF |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | (acting) | 1 June 1979 | UANC |
| 15 August 1979 | ZANU | ||
| Deputy Minister of Education | 1 June 1979 | ||
| Deputy Minister of Manpower, Social Affairs, Youth and Rehabilitation | 1 June 1979 | UANC | |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | 1 June 1979 | UANC | |
| Deputy Minister of Mines | Denis Walker | 1 June 1979 | RF |
| Deputy Minister of Works |
See also[]
Categories:
- Politics of Rhodesia
- History of Zimbabwe
- Lists of government ministers
- Cabinets established in 1979
- Cabinets disestablished in 1979