Cabinet of Hans Strydom

12th cabinet of Union of South Africa (since 1909 South Africa Act)
1958
Hans Strydom (c.1958)
Date formed	16 April 1958 (1958-04-16)
Date dissolved	8 October 1961 (1961-10-08)
People and organisations
Head of government	Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd
Head of government's history	Prime Minister Hans Strydom (died in Aug 1958)
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II
Number of ministers	13
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal)	1
Member party	National Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	United Party
Opposition leader	De Villiers Graaff
History
Election(s)	1958
Legislature term(s)	3 years, 5 months and 22 days
Predecessor	Malan II
Successor	Verwoerd I

(c.1958)
Front (left to right): Eben Dönges, Paul Sauer, Hendrik Verwoerd, E.G. Jansen, C.R. Swart and Eric Louw.
Back (left to right): J.J. Serfontein, M.D.C. de Wet, A.J.R. van Rhijn, Jan de Klerk, Ben Schoeman, PK le Roux, F.C. Erasmus and Tom Naudé.

Cabinet

Post		Minister	Term		Party
	Prime Minister	Hendrik Verwoerd	1958	–	NP
		Hans Strijdom	1958	1958	NP
	Deputy Prime Minister	Hendrik Verwoerd	1958	1958	NP
	Minister of Bantu Administration and Development	The Hon. M.D.C de Wet Nel MP	1958	–	NP
	Minister of Defence	The Hon. Jim Fouché MP	1959	–	NP
		The Hon. F.C. Erasmus MP	1948	1959	NP
	Minister of Economic Affairs	The Hon. Nico Diederichs MP	1958	–	NP
	Minister of Education, Arts and Science	The Hon. J.J. Serfontein MP	1958	1961	NP
	Minister of Finance	The Hon. T.E. Dönges MP	1958	–	NP
	Minister of Foreign Affairs	The Hon. E.H. Louw MP	1955	–	NP
	Minister of Forestry (merged with Water Affairs in 1959)	The Hon. F.C. Erasmus MP	1956	1959	NP
	Minister Health	The Hon. Albert Hertzog MP	1958	–	NP
	Minister of Interior Affairs	The Hon. Tom Naudé MP	1958	1961	NP
	Minister of Justice	The Hon. F.C. Erasmus MP	1959	–	NP
		The Hon. C.R. Swart MP	1948	1959	NP
	Minister of Labour	The Hon. Jan de Klerk MP	1954	1961	NP
	Minister of Lands and Irrigation	The Hon. P.O. Sauer MP	1954	–	NP
	Minister of Posts and Telegraphs	The Hon. Albert Hertzog MP	1954	–	NP
	Minister of Public Works	The Hon. P.O. Sauer MP	1958	–	NP
	Minister of Social Welfare and Pensions (renamed in 1958)	The Hon. J.J. Serfontein MP	1954	–	NP
	Minister of Transport	The Hon. B.J. Schoeman MP	1954	–	NP
	Minister of Water Affairs and Agricultural Technical Services	The Hon. P.K. le Roux MP	1958	–	NP

Sources

• "Inventory of the private collection of CR Swart" (PDF). University of Free State Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2015. 
• "Inventory of the private collection of FC Erasmus" (PDF). University of Free State Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2015. 
• "Inventory of the private collection of EH Louw" (PDF). University of Free State Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2015. 
• "Inventory of the private collection of JH Viljoen" (PDF). University of Free State Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2015. 
• "Inventory of the private collection of J de Klerk" (PDF). University of Free State Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2015. 
• "Inventory of the private collection of BJ Schoeman" (PDF). University of Free State Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2015. 
• "Inventory of the private collection of JJ Serfontein" (PDF). University of Free State Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2015. 
• "Inventory of the private collection of H Verwoerd" (PDF). University of Free State Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2015. 
• "Rules – SA Gov". Rulers. Retrieved 10 September 2015. 

Union of South Africa Cabinets
Pre-Apartheid (1910–48)	Botha I Botha II Smuts I Smuts II Hertzog I Hertzog II Hertzog III Hertzog IV Smuts III
Apartheid (1948–61)	Malan I Malan II Strydom
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