6th Cabinet of Republic of South Africa
(since 1961 Constitution)
1981
P.W. Botha (1962)
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

PortfolioMinisterPartyPeriod
Prime MinisterP.W. BothaNP1978–1984
Vice President (abolished 1984)Alwyn Schlebusch[1]NP1981–1987
Agriculture and FisheriesHendrik Schoeman
Sarel Hayward
NP1978–1982
1982–1984
Constitutional DevelopmentChris HeunisNP1982–1984
Cooperation and DevelopmentPiet KoornhofNP1978–1984
DefenseP.W. Botha
Magnus Malan
NP1978–1980
1980–1984
Education and TrainingFerdinand Hartzenberg
Dawie de Villiers
NP1979–1982
1982
(National) EducationGerrit Viljoen[2]NP1980–1984
Environment and EnergyChris Heunis
F.W. de Klerk
Braam Raubenheimer
Cornelis van der Merwe
Sarel Hayward
NP1978–1979
1979–1980
1980
1981–1982
1982–1984
FinanceOwen Horwood[3]NP1978–1984
Foreign AffairsPik Botha[3]NP1978–1984
HealthSchalk van der MerweNP1978
Home AffairsAlwyn Schlebusch
Chris Heunis
F.W. de Klerk
NP1978–1980
1980–1982
1982–1984
JusticeJimmy Kruger
Alwyn Schlebusch
Kobie Coetsee[2]
NP1978–1979
1979–1980
1980–1984[4]
LabourFanie BothaNP1979–1983
MiningFanie Botha
F.W. de Klerk
Pietie du Plessis
Daniel Steyn
NP1978–1979
1979–1982
1982–1983
1983–1984
Plural DevelopmentStephanus François KotzéNP1980–1984
Police and Prisons
Law and Order
Jimmy Kruger
Louis le Grange
NP1978–1979
1979–1984
Public WorksLouis Le Grange
Andries Treurnicht
NP1978–1979
1979–1980
Posts en TelegraphsHenni Smit
F.W. de Klerk
Lourens Munnik
NP1978
1978–1979
1982–1984
Sport and RecreationPiet Koornhof
F. W. de Klerk
NP1978
1978–1979
StatisticsAndries TreurnichtNP1979–1982
TourismLouis Le Grange
Andries Treurnicht
NP1978–1979
1979–1980
Trade and IndustryDawie de VilliersNP1980–1984
TransportLourens Muller
Chris Heunis
Hendrik Schoeman
NP1978–1979
1979–1980
1980–1984
Water and ForestryBraam RaubenheimerNP1978–1980
Welfare
Health, Welfare and Pensions
F.W. de Klerk
Schalk van der Merwe
Lourens Munnik
Cornelis van der Merwe
NP1978
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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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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