Cabinet of Rhodesia

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This list includes ministers of the cabinet of Rhodesia from 11 November 1965, the date of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence, to 1979. It includes ministers of Rhodesia's transitional government, which began following the 1978 Internal Settlement and ended with the establishment of Zimbabwe Rhodesia on 1 June 1979. The internal transitional government included the creation of a four-person "Executive Council" and the appointment of black co-ministers to cabinet portfolios.

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Cabinet

Cabinet of Rhodesia, 1965−1979
OfficeNameTermRef.
President Clifford Dupont
Henry Everard (acting)
John Wrathall
Henry Everard (acting)
Jack Pithey (acting)
Henry Everard (acting)
1970−1975
1975−1976
1976−1978
1978
1978−1979
1979
[1] [2]
Prime Minister Ian Smith 1965−1979 [3]
Deputy Prime Minister Clifford Dupont
John Wrathall
David Smith
1965
1966−1976
1976−1979
[2] [4]
Officer Administrating the Government Clifford Dupont 1965−1970 [5]
Executive Council Ian Smith
Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaningi Sithole
Jeremiah Chirau
1978−1979
1978−1979
1978−1979
1978−1979
[6] [7]
Minister of Agriculture The 7th Duke of Montrose
George Rudland
David Smith
Rollo Hayman
Mark Partridge
Joel Mandaza*
1965−1966
1966−1968
1968−1976
1976−1977
1977−1979
1978−1979
[5] [7] [8] [9]
Minister of Combined Operations Roger Hawkins
John Kadzviti*
Hilary Squires
1977−1979
1978−1979
1979
[10] [11]
Minister of Commerce and Industry George Rudland
Jack Mussett
Elias Broomberg
Desmond Lardner-Burke
David Smith
Ernest Bulle*
1965−1966
1966−1974
1974−1976
1976−1978
1978−1979
1978−1979
[7] [8] [12] [13]
Minister of Defence Clifford Dupont
The 7th Duke of Montrose
Jack Howman
P. K. van der Byl
Reginald Cowper
Mark Partridge
Roger Hawkins
John Kadzviti*
1965−1966
1966−1968
1968−1974
1974−1976
1976−1977
1977
1977−1979
1978−1979
[5] [10] [14] [15] [16] [17]
Minister of Education Arthur Philip Smith
Denis Walker
Rowan Cronjé
Gibson Magaramombe*
1965−1977
1977−1978
1978−1979
1978−1979
[12] [16]
Minister of Finance John Wrathall
David Smith
Ernest Bulle*
1965−1976
1976−1979
1978−1979
[2] [7] [18]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Clifford Dupont
The 7th Duke of Montrose
Jack Howman
P. K. van der Byl
Elliot Gabellah*
1965−1966
1966−1968
1968−1974
1974−1979
1978−1979
[5] [7] [14] [15] [19]
Minister of Health Ian Finlay McLean
Rowan Cronjé
Gibson Magaramombe*
1965−1966
1966−1979
1978−1979
[16] [20]
Minister of Information, Immigration, and Tourism Jack Howman
P. K. van der Byl
Wickus de Kock
Elias Broomberg
P. K. van der Byl
Elliot Gabellah*
1965−1968
1968−1974
1974−1975
1976−1977
1977−1979
1978−1979
[7] [21] [22] [23]
Minister of Internal Affairs William Harper
Lance Smith
Jack Mussett
Rollo Hayman
Byron Hove*
Kayisa Ndiweni*
Denis Walker
1965−1968
1968−1974
1974−1977
1977−1978
1978
1978−1979
1979
[7] [24]
Minister of Justice and Law and Order Desmond Lardner-Burke
Hilary Squires
Byron Hove*
Francis Zindonga*
1965−1976
1976−1979
1978
1978−1979
[7] [12] [25] [26]
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Ian Finlay McLean
Rowan Cronjé
1965−1966
1966−1977
[20]
Minister of Lands Phillip van Heerden
Mark Partridge
Arthur Philip Smith
Jack Mussett
Aaron Mgutshini*
1965−1973
1973−1977
1977
1977−1979
1978−1979
[7] [10] [15] [27]
Minister of Local Government and Housing Jack Mussett
Mark Partridge
William Irvine
Rollo Hayman
William Irvine
Kayisa Ndiweni*
James Chikerema*
Denis Walker
1965−1966
1966−1973
1973−1977
1977−1978
1978−1979
1978
1978−1979
1979
[5] [7] [15] [17] [28]
Minister of Manpower and Social Affairs Rowan Cronjé
Gibson Magaramombe*
1977−1979
1978−1979
[16] [29]
Minister of Mines Phillip van Heerden
Ian Dillon
Jack Mussett
William Irvine
James Chikerema*
1965−1969
1969−1977
1977−1978
1978−1979
1978−1979
[7] [15] [30]
Minister of Natural Resources The 7th Duke of Montrose
Phillip van Heerden
Mark Partridge
Arthur Philip Smith
Jack Mussett
Aaron Mgutshini*
1965−1966
1966−1973
1973−1977
1977
1977−1979
1978−1979
[7] [10] [15] [27]
Minister of Posts John Wrathall
Roger Hawkins
Archibald Wilson
William Irvine
James Chikerema*
1965−1973
1973−1977
1977−1978
1978−1979
1978−1979
[7] [12] [15]
Minister of Public Service William Harper
Jack Howman
Reginald Cowper
P. K. van der Byl
Hilary Squires
Byron Hove*
Francis Zindonga*
1965−1968
1968−1975
1975−1976
1976−1978
1978−1979
1978
1978−1979
[28]
Minister of Roads and Road Traffic George Rudland
Andrew Dunlop
Roger Hawkins
Archibald Wilson
William Irvine
James Chikerema*
1965−1966
1966−1970
1970−1977
1977−1978
1978−1979
1978−1979
[5] [7] [8] [12] [15] [28]
Minister of Transport and Power George Rudland
Andrew Dunlop
Roger Hawkins
Archibald Wilson
William Irvine
James Chikerema*
1965−1966
1966−1970
1970−1977
1977−1978
1978−1979
1978−1979
[5] [8] [10] [11] [12]
Minister of Water Development Phillip van Heerden
Mark Partridge
Jack Mussett
Aaron Mgutshini*
1965−1973
1973−1977
1977−1979
1978−1979
[7] [15] [31]
Minister of Development for Mashonaland Jeremiah Chirau
Tafirenyika Mangwende
1976−1978
1976−1978
[12] [32] [33]
Minister of Development for Matabeleland Zefania Charumbira
Kayisa Ndiweni
1976−1978
1976−1978
[12] [32] [33]
Minister without Portfolio Andrew Dunlop
Lance Smith
George Rudland
Phillip van Heerden
1965
1965
1968−c.1972
1973−c.1977
[27] [33]
*Co-ministers. As part of the 1978 Internal Settlement, blacks were appointed as co-ministers to cabinet positions in Rhodesia's transitional government.

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