First Cabinet of Hendrik Verwoerd

1st Cabinet of Republic of South Africa (since 1961 Constitution)
Hendrik Verwoerd
Date formed	8 October 1961 (1961-10-08)
Date dissolved	30 March 1966 (1966-03-30)
People and organisations
Head of state	President Charles Robberts Swart
Head of government	Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd
Member party	National Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	United Party
Opposition leader	De Villiers Graaff
History
Election(s)	1961
Legislature term(s)	4 years, 5 months and 22 days
Predecessor	Strydom
Successor	Verwoerd II

Cabinet post	Minister	Start	End
Prime minister	Hendrik Verwoerd	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Agriculture From 1964: Lands and land affairs	Paul Sauer D. C. H. Uys	8 October 1961 August 1964	August 1964 30 March 1966
Bantu Administration and Development	M. D. C. de Wet Nel	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Bantu Education	W. A. Maree	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Defense	Jim Fouché	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Economy	Nicolaas Diederichs	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Education, Art and Science	Johannes de Klerk	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Finance	Theophilus E. Dönges	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Foreign Affairs	Eric Louw Hilgard Muller	8 October 1961 9 January 1964	9 January 1964 30 March 1966
Forestry	Paul Sauer W. A. Maree Frank Waring	8 October 1961 August 1964 1965	August 1964 1965 30 March 1966
Health	Albert Hertzog	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Housing and Community Development	P. W. Botha	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Indian Affairs	W. A. Maree	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Information	Frank Waring	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Interior (Home Affairs)	Johannes de Klerk	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Justice	John Vorster	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Labour	Alfred Trollip	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Mining	Nicolaas Diederichs Jan Haak	8 October 1961 August 1964	August 1964 30 March 1966
Post and Telegraphs	Albert Hertzog	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Public Works	Paul Sauer P. W. Botha	8 October 1961 August 1964	August 1964 30 March 1966
Social Security and Pensions	Jan Serfontein	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Tourism	Frank Waring	1963	30 March 1966
Trade and Industry	D. C. H. Uys	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Transport	Ben Schoeman	8 October 1961	30 March 1966
Water and Agricultural Technical Services	P. K. Le Roux	8 October 1961	30 March 1966