First Cabinet of P.W. Botha

When P.W. Botha first became South African Prime Minister in 1981, he appointed members of the National Party to positions in his first Cabinet.

6th Cabinet of Republic of South Africa (since 1961 Constitution)
1981
P.W. Botha
Date formed	29 April 1981 (1981-04-29)
Date dissolved	26 May 1987 (1987-05-26)
People and organisations
Head of state	President Marais Viljoen (acting)
Head of government	Prime Minister P.W. Botha (position merge with Presidency in 1984)
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Progressive Federal Party
Opposition leader	Frederik van Zyl Slabbert
History
Election(s)	1981
Legislature term(s)	6 years and 27 days
Predecessor	Vorster III
Successor	Botha II

Cabinet

Ministry/Portfolio	Minister/Incumbent	Party	Period
Prime Minister (1981–1984) State President (1984 onwards)	Piet Willem Botha	NP	1981–1987
Vice President (abolished 1984)	Alwyn Schlebusch[1]	NP	1981–1987
Foreign Affairs	Pik Botha[2]	NP	1981–1987
Education	Gerrit Viljoen[3]	NP	1981–1987
Finance	Owen Horwood[2]	NP	1981–1987
Justice	Kobie Coetsee[4]	NP	1981–1987[5]
Defence	Magnus Malan[4]	NP	1981–1987
Constitutional Development	Chris Heunis[4]	NP	1981–1987
Cooperation and Development	Piet Koornhof[4]	NP	1981–1987
Police	Louis le Grange[4]	NP	1981–1987

References

1. Rotberg, Robert (2002). Ending Autocracy, Enabling Democracy: The Tribulations of Southern Africa, 1960–2000. Washington, D.C.: Brookings / World Peace Foundation. pp. 341. ISBN 978-0-8157-7583-6.
2. Rotberg, Robert (2002). Ending Autocracy, Enabling Democracy: The Tribulations of Southern Africa, 1960–2000. Washington, D.C.: Brookings / World Peace Foundation. pp. 335. ISBN 978-0-8157-7583-6.
3. Rotberg, Robert (2002). Ending Autocracy, Enabling Democracy: The Tribulations of Southern Africa, 1960–2000. Washington, D.C.: Brookings / World Peace Foundation. pp. 338. ISBN 978-0-8157-7583-6.
4. Rotberg, Robert (2002). Ending Autocracy, Enabling Democracy: The Tribulations of Southern Africa, 1960–2000. Washington, D.C.: Brookings / World Peace Foundation. pp. 333. ISBN 978-0-8157-7583-6.
5. Sparks, Allister (1995). Tomorrow is Another Country: The Inside Story of South Africa's Road to Change. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-226-76855-7.