Malan's retirement Daniël Malan announced his retirement to a "dumbfounded" cabinet on 12 October 1954. It was thought to be linked to his health. The party favourite, Eric Louw, was suggested by Die Burger to take over. But in the ensuing months, a race broke out between Nicolaas Havenga and Johannes Strydom – who wanted to accelerate the "nationalist objectives."
On 30 November 1954, Johannes Strydom was announced as Daniël Malan's successor.
Cabinet 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 NPMinister 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
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