Government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

The Government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was established in 1953 and ran the Federation until its dissolution at the end of 1963. The members of the government were accountable to, and drawn from, the unicameral Federal Parliament.

Initial Government 1953 OfficeMinisterDate appointedPrime MinisterGodfrey Martin Huggins7 September 1953Minister of External Affairs and DefenceMinister of FinanceMinister of Transport and DevelopmentRoy Welensky7 September 1953Minister of Internal AffairsMalcolm Palliser Barrow7 September 1953

Huggins Government

OfficeMinisterDate appointedPrime MinisterGodfrey Martin Huggins18 December 1953 – 2 November 1956Minister of External AffairsMinister of DefenceMinister of TransportRoy Welensky18 December 1953 – 12 February 1954Minister of CommunicationsMinister of Transport and CommunicationsRoy Welensky12 February 1954Minister of PostsMinister of FinanceDonald MacIntyre18 December 1953Minister of AgricultureJohn Moore Caldicott18 December 1953Minister of HealthMinister of Internal AffairsMalcolm Palliser Barrow18 December 1953 – 12 February 1954Minister of Home AffairsMalcolm Palliser Barrow12 February 1954 – 7 June 1955Frank Stephen Owen7 June 1955Minister of Commerce and IndustryMalcolm Palliser Barrow12 February 1954Minister of Power7 April 1955Minister of EducationJulian MacDonald Greenfield12 February 1954

Welensky government

OfficeMinisterDate appointedPrime MinisterSir Roy Welensky2 November 1956 – 31 December 1963Minister of External AffairsMinister of Defence2 November 1956 – 12 June 1959John Moore Caldicott12 June 1959 – 7 May 1962Sir Malcolm Palliser Barrow7 May 1962 – 31 December 1963Deputy Prime Minister7 May 1962 – 31 December 1963Minister of Home AffairsSir Malcolm Palliser Barrow2 November 1956 – 7 May 1962Julian Greenfield7 May 1962 – 31 December 1963Minister of PowerSir Malcolm Palliser Barrow2 November 1956 – 31 December 1963Minister of FinanceDonald MacIntyre2 November 1956 – 3 September 1962John Moore Caldicott3 September 1962 – 31 December 1963Minister of PostsDonald MacIntyre2 November 1956 – 11 December 1958Frank Stephen Owen11 December 1958 – 31 December 1963Minister of Public ServiceJohn Moore Caldicott2 November 1956 – 3 September 1962John Philip Gold Duncan3 September 1962 – 31 December 1963Minister of AgricultureJohn Moore Caldicott2 November 1956 – 11 December 1958John Cranmer Graylin11 December 1958 – 1 September 1963James Arthur Clark1 September 1963 – 31 December 1963Minister of HealthJohn Moore Caldicott2 November 1956 – 11 December 1958Benjamin Disraeli Goldberg11 December 1958 – 31 December 1963Minister of Economic AffairsJohn Moore Caldicott11 December 1958 – 7 May 1962Sir Malcolm Palliser Barrow7 May 1962 – 31 December 1963Minister of LawJulian MacDonald Greenfield2 November 1956 – 31 December 1963Minister of Education2 November 1956 – 11 December 1958Benjamin Disraeli Goldberg11 December 1958 – 7 May 1962John Philip Gold Duncan7 May 1962 – 31 December 1963Minister of Commerce and IndustryFrank Stephen Owen2 November 1956 – 7 May 1962James Arthur Clark7 May 1962 – 31 December 1963Minister of Transport and WorksWilliam Hives Eastwood2 November 1956 – 11 December 1958Minister of TransportWilliam Hives Eastwood11 December 1958 – 7 May 1962Frank Stephen Owen7 May 1962 – 31 December 1963Minister of WorksGeorge Wellington Rex L'Ange11 December 1958 – 31 December 1963

Parliamentary Secretaries

OfficeMinisterDate appointedPS to the Minister of Home AffairsBenjamin Disraeli Goldberg23 November 1956 – 11 December 1958John Foot11 December 1958 – 31 December 1963PS to the Minister of Home Affairs (Race Relations)Jasper Zengeza Savanhu3 April 1959 – 14 August 1962PS to the Minister of Transport and WorksGeorge Wellington Rex L'Ange23 November 1956 – 11 December 1958PS to the Minister of External AffairsGodwin Akabiwa Mbikusita Lewanika7 May 1962 – 31 December 1963PS to the Minister of Defence, Economic Affairs and PowerSydney Stanford Sawyer7 May 1962 – 31 December 1963

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