The National Party under Daniël Malan was elected by a majority of seats, but a minority of votes, in the 1948 South African general election.
Shuffle The Minister of Education, Health and Social Welfare was replaced by Dr. Karl Bremer on 12 February 1951. The previous Minister, The Hon. A.J. Stals MP, died shortly after in March of the same year. The Minister of Natural Affairs was replaced by Hendrik Verwoerd in 1950.
Cabinet Post Minister Term Party Prime Minister Dr. Daniël Malan 1948 – NP Minister of Agriculture The Hon. S. P. le Roux MP 1948 – NP Minister of Defence The Hon. F. C. Erasmus MP 1948 – NP Minister of Economic Affairs The Hon. E. H. Louw MP 1948 – NP Minister of Education, Arts and Science The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP 1950 – NP The Hon. Charles Swart MP 1949 1950 NP Minister of Finance The Hon. N. C. Havenga MP 1948 – AP NP Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Daniël Malan 1948 – NPMinister of Forestry The Hon. F. C. Erasmus MP 1956 – NP The Hon. S. P. le Roux MP 1948 1949 NP Minister of Health The Hon. Karl Bremer MP 1951 1953 NP The Hon. A. J. Stals MP 1948 1951 NP Minister of Interior Affairs The Hon. Eben Dönges MP 1948 – NP Minister of Justice The Hon. Charles Swart MP 1948 – NP Minister of Labour The Hon. B. J. Schoeman MP 1948 – NP Minister of Lands and Irrigation The Hon. Johannes Strydom MP 1948 – NP Minister of Mines The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP 1950 1953 NP The Hon. E. H. Louw MP 1948 1949 NP Minister of Native Affairs The Hon. Hendrik Verwoerd MP 1950 – HNP The Hon. Ernest Jansen MP 1948 1950 HNP Minister of Posts and Telegraphs The Hon. Tom Naudé MP 1950 – NP The Hon. F. C. Erasmus MP 1948 1950 HNP Minister of Public Works The Hon. B. J. Schoeman MP 1948 – NP Minister of Transport The Hon. P. O. Sauer MP 1948 – NP
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