Date formed 30 June 1924 | Head of government J. B. M. Hertzog | |
Head of state George VEdward VIIIGeorge VI Opposition leader Jan Smuts (1924–1933)Daniel François Malan (1934–1939) | ||
First Hertzog Cabinet
The general election of 1924 led to the first political transition since the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. The training that J. B. M. Hertzog between 1924 and 1929 government was a coalition between the National Party (NP) and the Labour Party (LP).
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Second Hertzog Cabinet
The 1929 general election was won by the National Party (41% of votes) due to its absolute majority in seats (78) facing the South African Party who had received 47% of the vote, but only 61 representatives. Although the National Party had a majority government, Hertzog renewed the electoral alliance with the Labour Party (8 elected), Frederic Creswell
Ernest George Jansen, Ministers of Native Affairs and IrrigationNicolaas Havenga, Minister of FinanceOswald Pirow, Minister of JusticeFrederic Creswell, LP, Minister of Defence, Minister of LabourMinister of Railways and Harbors Charles Wynand MalanMinister of Lands Peter GroblerMinister of Agriculture Jan KempMinister of Mines and Industry Adriaan FourieMinister of Public Works and Posts and Telegraphs Henry William Sampson LPReferences
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