Deputy Prime Minister of Rhodesia

The Deputy Prime Minister of Rhodesia was the deputy head of government of Rhodesia (Southern Rhodesia until 1964), serving under the Prime Minister of Rhodesia. Rhodesia, which became a self-governing colony of the United Kingdom in 1923, unilaterally declared independence on 11 November 1965, and was thereafter an unrecognized state until 1979. In December 1979, the country came under temporary British control, and in April 1980 the country gained recognized independence as Zimbabwe.

List of deputy prime ministers Portrait Name Took office Left officeParty Prime Minister Ian Smith 17 December 1962 April 1964 Rhodesian Front Winston Field Clifford Dupont 21 August 1964 November 1965 Rhodesian FrontIan Smith John Wrathall 7 September 1966 January 1976 Rhodesian Front David Smith 20 August 1976 1 June 1979 Rhodesian Front

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