Following the assassination of Prime Minister Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd in parliament on 6 September 1966, Adv. Johannes Vorster became the next Prime Minister of South Africa. He appointed members of the National Party to the following positions in his first Cabinet:
First Vorster Cabinet | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} 3rd Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa (since the 1961 Constitution) | |
| 1966–1970 | |
 Johannes Vorster (1960) | |
| Date formed | 13 September 1966 |
| Date dissolved | 22 April 1970 |
| People and organisations | |
| State President |
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| Prime Minister | Johannes Vorster |
| Member party | National Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | United Party |
| Opposition leader | De Villiers Graaff |
| History | |
| Election | 1966 election |
| Legislature terms | 3 years, 7 months and 9 days |
| Predecessor | Verwoerd II |
| Successor | Vorster II |
Cabinet
edit| Ministry/Portfolio | Minister/Incumbent | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Johannes Vorster | 13 September 1966 | 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Jacobus Fouché D. C. H. Uys |
13 September 1966 10 April 1968 |
10 April 1968 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Bantu Administration, Bantu Education and Development |
M. C. Botha | 13 September 1966 | 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Defense | Pieter Willem Botha | 13 September 1966 | 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Economic Development | Nicolaas Diederichs Jan Haak |
13 September 1966 1967 |
1967 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Education, Art and Science | Jan de Klerk | 29 April 1974 | August 1978 |
| Minister of Finance | Eben Dönges Nicolaas Diederichs |
13 September 1966 24 February 1967 |
24 February 1967 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Hilgard Muller | 13 September 1966 | 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Forestry | Frank Waring Fanie Botha |
13 September 1966 9 August 1968 |
9 August 1968 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Health | Albert Hertzog Carel de Wet |
13 September 1966 9 August 1968 |
9 August 1968 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | P. K. Le Roux Lourens Muller |
13 September 1966 1968 |
1968 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Immigration | Alfred Trollip Connie Mulder |
13 September 1966 1968 |
1968 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Indian Affairs | Alfred Trollip Frank Waring |
13 September 1966 9 August 1968 |
9 August 1968 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Information | Jan de Klerk Connie Mulder |
13 September 1966 1967 |
1968 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Justice and Prisons | Johannes Vorster Petrus Cornelius Pelser |
13 September 1966 | 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Labour | Marais Viljoen | 13 September 1966 | 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Land and Land Administration | D. C. H. Uys | 13 September 1966 | 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Mining | Jan Haak Carel de Wet |
13 September 1966 9 August 1968 |
9 August 1968 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Police | Johannes Vorster | 13 September 1966 | 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Posts, Telegraphs and Telecommunication | Albert Hertzog Matthys van Rensburg |
13 September 1966 9 August 1968 |
9 August 1968 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Public Works and Community Development | W. A. Maree Blaar Coetzee |
13 September 1966 9 August 1968 |
9 August 1968 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Pensions | W. A. Maree Connie Mulder |
13 September 1966 9 August 1968 |
9 August 1968 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Sport | Frank Waring | 13 September 1966 | 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Tourism | Frank Waring | 13 September 1966 | 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Transport | Ben Schoeman | 13 September 1966 | 22 April 1970 |
| Minister of Water Affairs | Jacobus Fouché D. C. H. Uys Fanie Botha |
13 September 1966 9 August 1968 |
9 August 1968 22 April 1970 |
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