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. Until 1958, the position was titled the minister of native affairs.

Office-holders

{, class="wikitable" ! Name ! Period ! Title , - , Michiel Daniel Christiaan de Wet Nel , 1958–1966 , ''Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, and Bantu Education'' , - , Michiel Coenraad Botha , 1966–1977 , ''Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, and Bantu Education'' , - , Cornelius Petrus Mulder , January – November 1978 , ''Minister of Plural Relations and Development'' , - , Piet Koornhof , 1978–1984 , ''Minister of Plural Relations and Development''/''Minister of Co-operation and Development'' , - , Gerrit Viljoen , 1985–1988 , ''Minister of Co-operation and Development'' , - , Stoffel van der Merwe , 1989–1991 , ''Minister of National Education and Training'' , - , Samuel Johannes de Beer , 1991–1994 , ''Minister of National Education and Training'' Government ministers of South Africa