Second Cabinet of P. W. Botha

The second cabinet of Pieter Willem Botha was formed following his assumption of the position of State President, on 3 September 1984. It was dissolved on 6 September 1989, after Botha's incapacitation following a stroke in January of that year.[1] After Botha's resignation in February,[2] he was replaced by Christiaan Heunis as acting State President for the remaining few months of the cabinet's term.[1] Heunis was replaced with Frederik Willem de Klerk, who was elected leader of the National Party on 2 February[3] and inaugurated as State President on September 20.

Second Botha Cabinet

7th Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa
(since the 1961 Constitution)
1984–1989
Pieter Willem Botha (1962)
Date formed3 September 1984 (1984-09-03)
Date dissolved14 August 1989 (1989-08-14)
People and organisations
State President
No. of ministers19 ministers
Member partyNational Party
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyConservative Party
Opposition leaderAndries Treurnicht
History
Election1987 election
Legislature terms4 years, 11 months and 11 days
PredecessorBotha I
SuccessorDe Klerk

Cabinet

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Ministry/PortfolioMinister/IncumbentPartyPeriod
State President of South AfricaPieter Willem Botha
Christiaan Heunis (acting)[1]
NP1984–89
1989
Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesGreyling WentzelNP1984–89
Minister of Constitutional Development and PlanningChristiaan Heunis[4]NP1984–89
Minister of DefenceMagnus Malan[4]NP1984–89
Minister of Economic Affairs and TechnologyDaniel SteynNP1984–89
Minister of Education and CulturePiet ClaseNP1984–89
Minister of Environment and Water AffairsGert KotzeNP1984–89
Minister of FinanceBarend du Plessis[4]NP1984–89
Minister of Foreign AffairsPik Botha[4]NP1984–89
Minister of Health and Population DevelopmentWillie van NiekerkNP1984–89
Minister of JusticeKobie CoetseeNP1984–89
Minister of Law and OrderAdriaan VlokNP1984–89
Minister of ManpowerPietie du PlessisNP1984–89
Minister of Mining and EnergyDaniel SteynNP1984–89
Minister of Posts and TelecommunicationsL. A. P. A. MunnikNP1984–86
Minister of Public Works and Land AffairsL. A. P. A. MunnikNP1984–86
Minister of Trade and IndustryDawie de VilliersNP1984–89
Minister of TransportEli LouwNP1984–89
Minister of Indian AffairsAmichand RajbansiNPP1984–89
Minister of Coloureds' AffairsAllan HendrickseLP1984–89

References

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  1. ^ a b c Renwick, Robin (2015). The End of Apartheid: Diary of a Revolution. London: Biteback Publishing. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-84954-792-5.
  2. ^ Sparks, Allister (1996). Tomorrow is Another Country: The Inside Story of South Africa's Road to Change. Chicago: Chicago University Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-226-76855-4.
  3. ^ Sparks, Allister (1996). Tomorrow is Another Country: The Inside Story of South Africa's Road to Change. Chicago: Chicago University Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-226-76855-4.
  4. ^ a b c d Renwick, Robin (2015). The End of Apartheid: Diary of a Revolution. London: Biteback Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-84954-792-5.