5th Cabinet of Republic of South Africa
(since 1961 Constitution)
1974
B.J. Vorster
Date formed29 April 1974 (1974-04-29)
Date dissolved10 October 1978 (1978-10-10)
People and organisations
Head of statePresident Johannes Diederichs
President B.J. Vorster
President Marais Viljoen (acting)
Head of governmentPrime Minister B.J. Vorster
Member partyNational Party
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyProgressive Federal Party
Opposition leaderColin Eglin
History
Election(s)1974
Legislature term(s)4 years, 5 months and 11 days
PredecessorVorster II
SuccessorBotha I

Cabinet

Ministry/Portfolio Minister/Incumbent Start End
Prime Minister Balthazar 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 Petrus 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 Petrus van der Spuy
Frederik Willem de Klerk		 29 April 1974
January 1978		 January 1978
10 October 1978
Post, Telegraphs and Telecommunication Marais Viljoen
Johannes Petrus 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
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