Cabinet of J. G. Strijdom

The cabinet of J. G. Strijdom refers to the ministers who comprised the government of South African apartheid-era prime minister Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom from 1958 until he was succeed as prime minister by Hendrik Verwoerd. Included in the cabinet was Nico Diederichs, future president of South Africa following the severing of ties with the British Monarchy.

Strydom Cabinet
12th Cabinet of the Union of South Africa (since the 1909 South Africa Act)
1958–1961
Johannes Strydom (c. 1958)
Date formed	16 April 1958 (1958-04-16)
Date dissolved	8 October 1961 (1961-10-08) (3 years, 5 months and 22 days)
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Ernest Jansen (until 1959) Charles Swart
Prime Minister	Johannes Strydom (died 1958) Hendrik Verwoerd
Member parties	National Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition parties	United Party
Opposition leaders	De Villiers Graaff
History
Election	1958 election
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, P. K. le Roux, F. C. Erasmus, and Tom Naudé.

Cabinet

Post		Minister	Term		Party
	Prime Minister	Hendrik Verwoerd	1958	–	NP
		Johannes Strydom	1958	1958	NP
	Deputy Prime Minister	Hendrik Verwoerd	1958	1958	NP
	Minister of Defence	The Hon. Jacobus Fouché MP	1959	–	NP
		The Hon. F. C. Erasmus MP	1948	1959	NP
	Minister of Economic Affairs	The Hon. Nicolaas Diederichs MP	1958	–	NP
	Minister of Education, Arts and Science	The Hon. J. J. Serfontein MP	1958	1961	NP
	Minister of Finance	The Hon. Eben 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 of 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. Charles 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2015. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. 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.