| Cabinet Name: | Second Malan Cabinet |
| Cabinet Number: | 11th |
| Jurisdiction: | the Union of South Africa (since the 1909 South Africa Act) |
| Flag: | Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Incumbent: | 1953–1958 |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| State Head: | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Governor General Title: | Governor-General |
| Governor General: | Ernest George Jansen |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
| Political Party: | National Party |
| Legislature Status: | Majority |
| Opposition Party: | United Party |
| Opposition Leader: | Jacobus Strauss |
| Election: | 1953 election |
| Previous: | Malan I |
| Successor: | Strydom |
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 to take over.[1] But in the ensuing months, a race broke out between N.C. Havenga and Hans Strydom – who wanted to accelerate the "nationalist objectives".[2]
On 30 November 1954, Johannes Strydom was announced as Daniël Malan's successor.[3]
| Post | Minister | Term | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Johannes Strydom | 1954 | – | NP | |
| Dr. Daniël Malan | 1948 | 1954 | NP | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Adv. Charles Swart | 1954 | 1958 | NP | |
| N. C. Havenga | 1948 | 1954 | NP | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | The Hon. S. P. le Roux MP | 1948 | 1958 | NP | |
| Minister of Defence | The Hon. F. C. Erasmus MP | 1948 | – | NP | |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | The Hon. E. H. Louw MP | 1948 | 1954 | NP | |
| Minister of Education, Arts and Science | The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP | 1950 | 1957 | NP | |
| Minister of Finance | The Hon. Tom Naudé MP | 1956 | 1958 | NP | |
| The Hon. E. H. Louw MP | 1954 | 1956 | NP | ||
| The Hon. N. C. Havenga MP | 1948 | 1954 | NP | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | The Hon. E. H. Louw MP | 1955 | – | NP | |
| Johannes Strydom | 1954 | 1955 | NP | ||
| Dr. Daniël Malan | 1948 | 1954 | NP | ||
| Minister of Forestry | The Hon. F. C. Erasmus MP | 1956 | – | NP | |
| The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP | 1954 | 1956 | NP | ||
| Minister of Health | The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP | 1956 | 1957 | NP | |
| The Hon. Tom Naudé MP | 1954 | 1956 | NP | ||
| The Hon. A. J. R. van Rhijn MP | 1953 | 1954 | NP | ||
| Minister of Interior Affairs | The Hon. Eben Dönges MP | 1948 | 1958 | NP | |
| Minister of Justice | The Hon. Charles Swart MP | 1948 | – | NP | |
| Minister of Labour | The Hon. Jan de Klerk MP | 1954 | – | NP | |
| The Hon. B. J. Schoeman MP | 1948 | 1954 | NP | ||
| Minister of Lands and Irrigation | The Hon. P. O. Sauer MP | 1954 | – | NP | |
| The Hon. Johannes Strydom MP | 1948 | 1954 | NP | ||
| Minister of Native Affairs | The Hon. Hendrik Verwoerd MP | 1950 | – | NP | |
| Minister of Posts and Telegraphs | The Hon. Albert Hertzog MP | 1954 | – | NP | |
| The Hon. Tom Naudé MP | 1950 | 1954 | NP | ||
| Minister of Public Works | The Hon. Jan de Klerk MP | 1954 | 1958 | NP | |
| The Hon. B. J. Schoeman MP | 1950 | 1954 | NP | ||
| Minister of Social Welfare | The Hon. J. J. Serfontein MP | 1954 | – | NP | |
| The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP | 1953 | 1954 | NP | ||
| Minister of Transport | The Hon. B. J. Schoeman MP | 1954 | – | NP | |
| The Hon. P. O. Sauer MP | 1948 | 1954 | NP | ||