The second cabinet of Hendrik Verwoerd refers to the ministers who comprised the second government of South African apartheid-era prime minister Hendrik Verwoerd following the dissolution of the first Verwoerd government. Mere months after the second Verwoerd government was inaugurated, Verwoerd was murdered and succeeded as prime minister by John Vorster.
Cabinet post Minister Start End Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of Foreign Affairs Hilgard Muller 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of Defense Pieter Botha 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of Finance Eben Dönges 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of Interior P. K. Le Roux 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of JusticeMinister of Police Johannes Vorster 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of Transport Ben Schoeman 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of LabourMinister of Minorities Marais Viljoen 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of Mining Jan Haak 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of Economy Nicolaas Diederichs 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of Bantu Administration and DevelopmentMinister of Bantu Education M. C. Botha 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of Public WorksMinister of Social Security and Pensions W. A. Maree 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of Education, Arts and Science Minister of Information Jan de Klerk 1. April 1966 6. September 1966 Minister of Forestry, Tourism and Sport Frank Waring 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of Agricultural Credit and Land Administration D. C. H. Uys 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of Water and Agricultural Technical Services Jacobus Fouché 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of Post and TelegraphyMinister of Health Albert Hertzog 1 April 1966 6 September 1966 Minister of ImmigrationMinister of Indian Affairs Alfred Trollip 1 April 1966 6 September 1966