J. B. M. Hertzog became the

Prime Minister of South Africa The prime minister of South Africa ( af, Eerste Minister van Suid-Afrika) was the head of government in South Africa between 1910 and 1984. History of the office The position of Prime Minister was established in 1910, when the Union of Sout ...

on 30 June 1924, replacing Jan Smuts. Hertzog led four cabinets, serving until 5 September 1939.

Ministers

First Hertzog Cabinet

The general election of 1924 led to the first political transition since the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. The training that J. B. M. Hertzog between 1924 and 1929 government was a coalition between the National Party (NP) and the Labour Party (LP).

Second Hertzog Cabinet

The 1929 general election was won by the National Party (41% of votes) due to its absolute majority in seats (78) facing the South African Party who had received 47% of the vote, but only 61 representatives. Although the National Party had a

majority government A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature. This is as opposed to a minority government, where the largest party in a legislature only has a plurality of seats. ...

, Hertzog renewed the electoral alliance with the Labour Party (8 elected), Frederic Creswell * Ernest George Jansen, Ministers of Native Affairs and Irrigation * Nicolaas Havenga, Minister of Finance * Oswald Pirow, Minister of Justice * Frederic Creswell, LP, Minister of Defence, Minister of Labour * Minister of Railways and Harbors Charles Wynand Malan * Minister of Lands Peter Grobler * Minister of Agriculture Jan Kemp * Minister of Mines and Industry Adriaan Fourie * Minister of Public Works and Posts and Telegraphs Henry William Sampson LP

Third Hertzog Cabinet

Fourth Hertzog Cabinet

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