First Cabinet of Louis Botha


1st cabinet of Union of South Africa
(since 1909 South Africa Act)
1910
Louis Botha (c. 1915)
Date formed 15 September 1910 (1910-09-15)
Date dissolved 20 October 1915 (1915-10-20)
People and organisations
Head of state King George V (represented by The Viscount Gladstone, later The Viscount Buxton)
Head of government Louis Botha
No. of ministers 8
Member party South African Party
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition party Unionist Party
Opposition leader Leander Starr Jameson
History
Election(s) 1910
Legislature term(s) 5 years, 1 month and 5 days
Successor Botha II
1st Cabinet of Union of South Africa.
(c.1910)
Front (left to right): J. W. Sauer, Louis Botha and Abraham Fischer.
Back (left to right): J. B. M. Hertzog, Henry Burton, F. R. Moor, C. O'Grady Gubbins, Jan Smuts, H. C. Hull, F. S. Malan and David Graaff.

Cabinet

Post Minister Term Party
Prime Minister Gen. Louis Botha 1910 – SAP
Minister of Agriculture
The Hon. H.C. van Heerden MP
 1913 – SAP
Gen. Louis Botha 1912 1913 SAP
The Hon. J.W. Sauer MP 1912 1912 SAP
Gen. Louis Botha 1910 1912 SAP
Minister of Commerce and Industry
(merged with Department of Mines in 1912)
The Hon. George Leuchars MP
 1911 1912 SAP
The Hon. F.R. Moore MP 1910 1911 SAP
Minister of Defence
(newly formed) 		Gen. Jan Smuts 1912 – SAP
Minister of Education
Smuts Cabinet 1923.jpg
 The Hon. F.S. Malan MP
 1910 – SAP
Minister of Finance Gen. Jan Smuts 1912 1915 SAP
The Hon. Henry Charles Hull MP 1910 1912 SAP
Minister of Interior Affairs Gen. Jan Smuts 1913 – SAP
The Hon. Abraham Fischer MP 1912 1913 SAP
Gen. Jan Smuts 1910 1912 SAP
Minister of Justice
Smuts Cabinet 1923.jpg
 The Hon. Nicolaas de Wet MP
 1913 – SAP
The Hon. J.W. Sauer MP 1912 1913 SAP
The Hon. J.B.M. Hertzog MP 1910 1912 SAP
Minister of Lands and Irrigation
The Hon. Hendrik Schalk Theron MP
 1913 1915 SAP
The Hon. Abraham Fischer MP 1910 1913 SAP
Minister of Mines and Industry
Smuts Cabinet 1923.jpg
 The Hon. F.S. Malan MP
 1912 – SAP
Gen. Jan Smuts 1910 1912 SAP
Minister of Native Affairs Gen. Louis Botha 1913 – SAP
The Hon. J.W. Sauer MP 1912 1913 SAP
The Hon. J.B.M. Hertzog MP 1912 1912 SAP
The Hon. Henry Burton MP 1910 1912 SAP
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs
Smuts Cabinet 1923.jpg
 The Hon. Thomas Watt MP
 1912 1915 SAP
The Hon. George Leuchars MP 1912 1912 SAP
The Hon. D.P. de Villiers Graaf MP 1910 1912 SAP
Minister of Public Works
Smuts Cabinet 1923.jpg
 The Hon. Thomas Watt MP
 1912 – SAP
The Hon. D.P. de Villiers Graaf MP 1910 1912 SAP
Minister of Railways and Harbours
Smuts Cabinet 1923.jpg
 The Hon. Henry Burton MP
 1912 – SAP
The Hon. J.W. Sauer MP 1910 1912 SAP

Sources

  • "Geocities – South Africa". Geocities (Web Archive). Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
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