First Cabinet of J. B. M. Hertzog explained

Cabinet Name:	First Hertzog Cabinet
Cabinet Number:	5th
Jurisdiction:	the Union of South Africa (since the 1909 South Africa Act)
Flag:	Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg
Flag Border:	true
Incumbent:	1924–1929
State Head Title:	Monarch
State Head:	King George V
Governor General Title:	Governor-General
Governor General:	Earl of Athlone
Government Head Title:	Prime Minister
Government Head:	Barry Hertzog
Legislature Status:	Coalition
Opposition Party:	South African Party
Opposition Leader:	Jan Smuts
Election:	1924 election
Previous:	Smuts II
Successor:	Hertzog II

The First Cabinet of J. B. M. Hertzog was the executive power in South Africa from June 1924 to June 1929. It was also known as the pact government, due to the inclusion of at least two members of the Labour Party in a coalition.

Cabinet

Post		Minister	Term		Party
	Prime Minister	Gen. Barry Hertzog	1924	1929	NP
Minister of Native Affairs	1924
	Minister of Agriculture	The Hon. Jan Kemp MP	1924	1929	align=center	NP
	Minister of Defence	The Hon. Frederic Creswell MP	1924	1929	Labour
Minister of Labour	1925
	Minister of Education	The Hon. Daniël Malan MP	1924	1929	NP
Minister of Interior Affairs
Minister of Public Health
	Minister of Finance	The Hon. N. C. Havenga MP	1924	1929	align=center	NP
	Minister of Justice	The Hon. Tielman Roos MP	1924	1929	align=center	NP
	Minister of Lands	The Hon. P. G. W. Grobler MP	1924	1929	align=center	NP
	Minister of Mines and Industry	The Hon. F. W. Beyers MP	1924	1929	align=center	NP
	Minister of Posts and Telegraphs	The Hon. Thomas Boydell MP	1924	1925	Labour
Minister of Public Works
	Minister of Railways and Harbours	The Hon. Charl W. Malan MP	1924	1929	align=center	NP
Changes 1925
Post		Minister	Term		Party
	Minister of Labour	The Hon. Thomas Boydell MP	1925	1929	align=center	Labour
	Minister of Posts and Telegraphs	The Hon. Walter Madeley MP	1925	1928	Labour
Minister of Public Works
Changes 1927 Department of External Affairs established
Post		Minister	Term		Party
	Minister of External Affairs	Gen. Barry Hertzog	1927	1929	align=center	NP
Changes 1928
Post		Minister	Term		Party
	Minister of Irrigation	The Hon. Ernest Jansen MP	1928	1929	align=center	NP
	Minister of Posts and Telegraphs	The Hon. H. W. Sampson MP	1928	1929	Labour
Minister of Public Works

Sources

• Web site: Geocities – South Africa . Geocities (Web Archive) . 16 October 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016201150/http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/rotunda/2209/South_Africa.html . 16 October 2007 .