Head of state Queen Elizabeth II | No. of ministers 12 | |
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Date formed 15 April 1953 (1953-04-15) Date dissolved 16 April 1958 (1958-04-16) Head of government Prime Minister Hans Strydom Head of government's history Prime Minister D.F. Malan | ||
Malan Retires
The Prime Minister announced his retirement, to a "dumbfounded" cabinet on 12 October 1954 – it was thought to be linked to his health. The party favourite, E.H. Louw, was suggested by Die Burger take over. But in the ensuing months, a race broke out between N.C. Havenga and Hans Strydom – who wanted to accelerate the "nationalist objectives".
On 30 November 1954, Hans Strydom was announced as D.F. Malan's successor.
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Second Cabinet of D.F. Malan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA