First Cabinet of D.F. Malan

10th Cabinet of Union of South Africa (since 1909 South Africa Act)
1948
D.F. Malan
Date formed	26 May 1948
Date dissolved	15 April 1953
People and organisations
Head of government	Prime Minister D.F. Malan
Head of state	King George VI
Number of ministers	13
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal)	2
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	United Party
Opposition leader	Jan Smuts
History
Election(s)	1948
Legislature term(s)	4 years, 10 months and 20 days
Predecessor	Smuts III
Successor	Malan II

(c.1948)
Front (left to right): J.G. Strydom, N.C. Havenga, D.F. Malan, E.G. Jansen and C.R. Swart. Back (left to right): A.J. Stals, P.O Sauer, E.H. Louw, S.P. le Roux, T.E. Dönges, F.C. Erasmus and B.J. Schoeman.

Shuffle

• The Minister of Education, Health and Social Welfare was replaced by Dr. Karl Bremmer on 12 February 1951. ^[1] The previous Minister, The Hon. A.J. Stals MP, died shortly after in March of the same year. ^[2]

• The Minister of Natural Affairs was replaced by Hendrik Verwoerd in 1950.^[3]

Cabinet

Post		Minister	Term		Party
	Prime Minister	Dr. D.F. Malan	1948	-	NP
	Minister of Agriculture	The Hon. S.P. le Roux MP	1948	-	NP
	Minister of Defence	The Hon. F.C. Erasmus MP	1948	-	NP
	Minister of Economic Affairs	The Hon. E.H. Louw MP	1948	-	NP
	Minister of Education, Arts and Science	The Hon. J.H. Viljoen MP	1950	-	NP
		The Hon. C.R. Swart MP	1949	1950	NP
	Minister of Finance	The Hon. N.C. Havenga MP	1948	-	AP NP
	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Dr. D.F. Malan	1948	-	NP
	Minister of Forestry	The Hon. F.C. Erasmus MP	1956	-	NP
		The Hon. S.P. le Roux MP	1948	1949	NP
	Minister of Health	The Hon. Karl Bremmer MP	1951	1953	NP
		The Hon. A.J. Stals MP	1948	1951	NP
	Minister of Interior Affairs	The Hon. T.E. Dönges MP	1948	-	NP
	Minister of Justice	The Hon. C.R. Swart MP	1948	-	NP
	Minister of Labour	The Hon. B.J. Schoeman MP	1948	-	NP
	Minister of Lands and Irrigation	The Hon. Hans Strydom MP	1948	-	NP
	Minister of Mines	The Hon. J.H. Viljoen MP	1950	1953	NP
		The Hon. E.H. Louw MP	1948	1949	NP
	Minister of Native Affairs	The Hon. Hendrik Verwoerd MP	1950	-	HNP
		The Hon. E.G. Jansen MP	1948	1950	HNP
	Minister of Posts and Telegraphs	The Hon. Tom Naudé MP	1950	-	NP
		The Hon. F.C. Erasmus MP	1948	1950	HNP
	Minister of Public Works	The Hon. B.J. Schoeman MP	1948	-	NP
	Minister of Transport	The Hon. P.O. Sauer MP	1948	-	NP

Citations

1. "South African Medical Journal" (PDF). South African Medical Journal XXV (Jan-Jun): 196. 15 April 1951. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
2. "South African Medical Journal" (PDF). South African Medical Journal XXV (Jan-Jun): 196. 17 March 1951. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
3. Lentz, Harris M., III (1994). Heads of States and Governments. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 451–452. ISBN 0-89950-926-6.

Sources

• Bekker, Anton E. (2005). "Eben Donges Balansstaat" (PDF). Sun Press. Retrieved 10 September 2015.