Second Cabinet of Louis Botha


2nd Cabinet of Union of South Africa
(since 1909 South Africa Act)
1915
Louis Botha (c. 1915)
Date formed20 October 1915 (1915-10-20)
Date dissolved20 March 1920 (1920-03-20)
People and organisations
Head of stateKing George V
Head of governmentJan Smuts
Head of government's historyLouis Botha
(died 1919)
No. of ministers10
Member partySouth African Party
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyUnionist Party
Opposition leaderThomas Smartt
History
Election(s)1915
Legislature term(s)4 years and 5 months
PredecessorBotha I
SuccessorSmuts I

Cabinet
Post Minister Term Party
Prime Minister Gen. Jan Smuts 1919 – SAP
Gen. Louis Botha 1910 1919 SAP
Minister of Agriculture
The Hon. H.C. van Heerden MP
 1913 1920 SAP
Minister of Defence
The Hon. Hendrik Mentz MP
 1919 – SAP
The Hon. Jan Smuts MP 1912 1919 SAP
Minister of Education
The Hon. F.S. Malan MP
 1910 – SAP
Minister of Finance
The Hon. Thomas Orr MP
 1917 1920 SAP
The Hon. Henry Burton MP 1915 1917 SAP
Minister of Public Health
(newly formed)
The Hon. Thomas Watt MP
 1919 – SAP
Minister of Interior Affairs
The Hon. Thomas Watt MP
 1919 – SAP
Gen. Jan Smuts 1913 1919 SAP
Minister of Justice
The Hon. Nicolaas de Wet MP
 1913 – SAP
Minister of Lands and Irrigation
The Hon. Hendrik Mentz MP
 1915 – SAP
Minister of Mines and Industry
The Hon. F.S. Malan MP
 1912 – SAP
Minister of Native Affairs Gen. Jan Smuts 1919 – SAP
Gen. Louis Botha 1912 1919 SAP
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs
The Hon. Thomas Orr MP
 1919 1920 SAP
The Hon. J.H.M. Beck MP 1915 1919 SAP
Minister of Public Works
The Hon. Thomas Watt MP
 1912 1920 SAP
Minister of Railways and Harbours
The Hon. Henry Burton MP
 1912 – SAP

Sources
  • "Geocities – South Africa". Geocities (Web Archive). Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
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