Third Cabinet of B. J. Vorster

Third Vorster Cabinet

5th Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa
(since the 1961 Constitution)
1974–1978
Johannes Vorster (1960)
Date formed29 April 1974 (1974-04-29)
Date dissolved9 October 1978 (1978-10-09)
People and organisations
State President
Prime MinisterJohannes Vorster
Member partyNational Party
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition party
Opposition leader
History
Elections
Legislature terms4 years, 5 months and 10 days
PredecessorVorster II
SuccessorBotha I

Cabinet

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Ministry/Portfolio Minister/Incumbent Start End
Prime Minister Johannes Vorster 29 April 1974 10 October 1978
Foreign Affairs Hilgard Muller
Pik Botha
29 April 1974
May 1977
May 1977
10 October 1978
Defense Pieter Willem Botha 29 April 1974 10 October 1978
Finance Nicolaas Diederichs
Owen Horwood
29 April 1974
February 1975
February 1975
10 October 1978
Home Affairs Connie Mulder
Alwyn Schlebusch
29 April 1974
August 1978
August 1978
10 October 1978
Information Connie Mulder 29 April 1974 August 1978
Justice, Police and Prisons Jimmy Kruger 29 April 1974 10 October 1978
Transport Lourens Muller 29 April 1974 10 October 1978
Labour Marais Viljoen
Stephanus Petrus Botha
29 April 1974
22 January 1976
22 January 1976
10 October 1978
Mining Piet Koornhof
Stephanus Petrus Botha
29 April 1974
22 January 1976
22 January 1976
10 October 1978
Immigration Piet Koornhof
Alwyn Schlebusch
29 April 1974
22 January 1976
22 January 1976
10 October 1978
Sport and Recreation Piet Koornhof 29 April 1974 10 October 1978
Economic Affairs Owen Horwood
Chris Heunis
29 April 1974
February 1975
February 1975
10 October 1978
Bantu Administration, Education and Development
from January 1978: Bantu Education and Development
Michiel Coenraad Botha
Willem Cruywagen
29 April 1974
January 1978
January 1978
10 October 1978
Plural Development Connie Mulder January 1978 10 October 1978
National Education Johannes van der Spuy
Piet Koornhof
Willem Cruywagen
29 April 1974
22 January 1976
January 1978
22 January 1976
January 1978
10 October 1978
Public Works Abraham du Plessis
Alwyn Schlebusch
29 April 1974
1976
1975
10 October 1978
Agriculture Hendrik Schoeman 29 April 1974 10 October 1978
Environment, Water Affairs and Forestry Stephanus Petrus Botha
Abraham Raubenheimer
29 April 1974
1976
1976
10 October 1978
Social Welfare and Pensions Johannes van der Spuy
Frederik Willem de Klerk
29 April 1974
January 1978
January 1978
10 October 1978
Post, Telegraphs and Telecommunication Marais Viljoen
Johannes van der Spuy
Frederik Willem de Klerk
29 April 1974
22 January 1976
January 1978
22 January 1976
January 1978
10 October 1978
Health Schalk van der Merwe 29 April 1974 10 October 1978
Planning and Statistics Jannie Loots
Schalk van der Merwe
29 April 1974
23 January 1976
23 January 1976
10 October 1978
Tourism and Indian Population Affairs Chris Heunis
Marais Steyn
29 April 1974
February 1975
February 1975
10 October 1978
Community Development Abraham du Plessis
Marais Steyn
29 April 1974
February 1975
February 1975
10 October 1978
Coloured Affairs,
Rehoboth Homeland and Nama
1976: Coloured Affairs
Schalk van der Merwe
Hennie Smit
29 April 1974
1976
1976
10 October 1978