Fourth Cabinet of J. B. M. Hertzog

8th cabinet of Union of South Africa (since 1909 South Africa Act)
1938
J.B.M. Hertzog (c. 1920)
Date formed	18 May 1938
Date dissolved	17 July 1943
People and organisations
Head of government	Jan Smuts
Head of government's history	J. B. M. Hertzog (resigned in 1939)
Head of state	King George VI
Number of ministers	12
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal)	7
Member party	United Party Labour Party Dominion Party
Status in legislature	Majority Coalition (wartime coalition from 1939)
Opposition party	Purified National Party
Opposition leader	D.F. Malan
History
Election(s)	1938
Legislature term(s)	5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Predecessor	Hertzog III
Successor	Smuts III

(c.1939)
Front (left to right): J.H. Hofmeyr, Jan Smuts, Patrick Duncan, D. Reitz, R. Stuttaford, and W.R. Collins,
Back (left to right): Colin Steyn, H.C. Lawrence, A.M. Conroy, P. van der Byl, C.F. Sturrock, C.F. Clarkson, C.F. Stallard, W.B. Madeley.

Cabinet

Post		Minister	Term		Party
	Prime Minister	Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog	1938	1939	United Party
	Minister of External Affairs
	Deputy Prime Minister	Gen. Jan Smuts	1938	1939	United Party
	Minister of Justice
	Minister of Agriculture and Forestry	The Hon. W.R. Collins MP	1938	–	United Party
	Minister of Commerce and Industry	The Hon. Oswald Pirow MP	1938	1939	United Party
	Minister of Defence
	Minister of Education	The Hon. Henry Fagan MP	1938	1939	United Party
	Minister of Native Affairs
	Minister of Social Welfare
	Minister of Finance	The Hon. N.C. Havenga MP	1938	1939	United Party
	Minister of Interior Affairs	The Hon. Richard Stuttaford MP	1938	1939	United Party
	Minister of Public Health
	Minister of Labour	The Hon. Harry Lawrence MP	1938	1939	United Party
	Minister of Lands	The Hon. Jan Kemp MP	1938	1939	United Party
	Minister of Mines	The Hon. Deneys Reitz MP	1938	1939	United Party
	Minister of Posts and Telegraphs	The Hon. C.F. Clarkson MP	1938	1939	United Party
	Minister of Public Works
	Minister of Railways and Harbours	The Hon. Adriaan Fourie MP	1938	1939	United Party
	Minister without Portfolio	The Hon. Robert Henderson MP	1938	1939	United Party
Changes 5 September 1939 Smuts became Prime Minister and formed his own cabinet after Hertzog was deposed by the party caucus.
Post		Minister	Term		Party
	Prime Minister	Gen. Jan Smuts	1939	1943	United Party
	Minister of Defence
	Minister of External Affairs
	Minister of Agriculture and Forestry	The Hon. W.R. Collins MP	1938	1943	United Party
	Minister of Commerce and Industry	The Hon. Richard Stuttaford MP	1939	1941	United Party
	Minister of Education	The Hon. J.F.H. Hofmeyer MP	1939	1943	United Party
	Minister of Finance
	Minister of Interior Affairs	The Hon. Harry Lawrence MP	1939	1943	United Party
	Minister of Public Health
	Minister of Justice	The Hon. C. F. Steyn MP	1939	1943	United Party
	Minister of Labour	The Hon. Walter Madeley MP	1939	1943	Labour Party
	Minister of Social Welfare
	Minister of Lands	The Hon. A.M. Conroy MP	1939	1943	United Party
	Minister of Mines	The Hon. C. F. Stallard MP	1939	1943	Dominion Party
	Minister of Native Affairs	The Hon. Deneys Reitz MP	1939	1943	United Party
	Minister of Posts and Telegraphs	The Hon. C.F. Clarkson MP	1939	1943	United Party
	Minister of Public Works
	Minister without Portfolio	The Hon. P.V.G. van der Byl MP	1939	1943	United Party
Post		Minister	Term		Party
	Minister of Commerce and Industry	The Hon. Sidney Waterson MP	1941	1943	United Party

Sources

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