Second Cabinet of B. J. Vorster explained

Cabinet Name:Second Vorster Cabinet
Cabinet Number:4th
Jurisdiction:the Republic of South Africa
(since the 1961 Constitution)
Flag:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg
Flag Border:true
Incumbent:1970–1974
State Head Title:State President
State Head:Jacobus Fouché
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Johannes Vorster
Political Party:National Party
Legislature Status:Majority
Opposition Party:United Party
Opposition Leader:De Villiers Graaff
Election:1970 election
Previous:Vorster I
Successor:Vorster III

Second Cabinet

!Ministry/Portfolio!Minister/Incumbent!Start!End
Prime MinisterJohannes Vorster18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of Foreign AffairsHilgard Muller18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of DefensePieter Willem Botha18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of FinanceNicolaas Diederichs18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of Home AffairsMarais Viljoen
Theo Gerdener
Connie Mulder
18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of ImmigrationConnie Mulder
Piet Koornhof
18 May 1970
1972
1972
29 April 1974
Minister of InformationConnie Mulder18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of Justice and PrisonsPetrus Cornelius Pelser18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of PoliceLourens Muller18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of TransportBen Schoeman18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of LabourMarais Viljoen18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of MiningCarel de Wet
Piet Koornhof
18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of Sports and RecreationFrank Waring
Piet Koornhof
18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of the EconomyLourens Muller18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of Bantu Administration and Bantu EducationM. C. Botha18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of National EducationJohannes van der Spuy18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of Public WorksBlaar Coetzee
Abraham du Plessis
18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of AgricultureD. C. H. Uys
Hendrik Schoeman
18 May 1970
1972
1972
29 April 1974
Minister of Water Affairs and ForestryFanie Botha18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of Welfare and PensionsConnie Mulder
Johannes van der Spuy
18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of Post, Telegraphs and TelecommunicationMarais Viljoen18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of HealthCarel de Wet
Schalk van der Merwe
18 May 1970
1972
1972
29 April 1974
Minister of the EnvironmentJannie Loots197329 April 1974
Minister of Planning and StatisticsJannie Loots18 May 197029 April 1974
Minister of Tourism and Minister of Indian AffairsFrank Waring
Owen Horwood
18 May 1970
1972
1972
29 April 1974
Minister of Coloured Affairs and
Matters of the Rehoboth Homeland
Jannie Loots
Schalk van der Merwe
18 May 1970
1972
1972
29 April 1974