# Cabinet of Rhodesia

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.

## Cabinet

Cabinet of Rhodesia, 1965−1979 :
| Office | Name | Term |
| President | Clifford Dupont | 1970−1975 |
| President | Henry Everard (acting) | 1975−1976 |
| President | John Wrathall | 1976−1978 |
| President | Henry Everard (acting) | 1978 |
| President | Jack Pithey (acting) | 1978−1979 |
| President | Henry Everard (acting) | 1979 |
| Prime Minister | Ian Smith | 1965−1979 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Clifford Dupont | 1965 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | John Wrathall | 1966−1976 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | David Smith | 1976−1979 |
| Officer Administrating the Government | Clifford Dupont | 1965−1970 |
| Executive Council | Ian Smith Abel Muzorewa Ndabaningi Sithole Jeremiah Chirau | 1978−1979 1978−1979 1978−1979 1978−1979 |
| 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 |
| Minister of Combined Operations | Roger Hawkins John Kadzviti* Hilary Squires | 1977−1979 1978−1979 1979 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Minister of Education | Arthur Philip Smith Denis Walker Rowan Cronjé Gibson Magaramombe* | 1965−1977 1977−1978 1978−1979 1978−1979 |
| Minister of Finance | John Wrathall David Smith Ernest Bulle* | 1965−1976 1976−1979 1978−1979 |
| 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 |
| Minister of Health | Ian Finlay McLean Rowan Cronjé Gibson Magaramombe* | 1965−1966 1966−1979 1978−1979 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Minister of Justice and Law and Order | Desmond Lardner-Burke Hilary Squires Byron Hove* Francis Zindonga* | 1965−1976 1976−1979 1978 1978−1979 |
| Minister of Labour and Social Welfare | Ian Finlay McLean Rowan Cronjé | 1965−1966 1966−1977 |
| Minister of Lands | Phillip van Heerden Mark Partridge Arthur Philip Smith Jack Mussett Aaron Mgutshini* | 1965−1973 1973−1977 1977 1977−1979 1978−1979 |
| 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 |
| Minister of Manpower and Social Affairs | Rowan Cronjé Gibson Magaramombe* | 1977−1979 1978−1979 |
| Minister of Mines | Phillip van Heerden Ian Dillon Jack Mussett William Irvine James Chikerema* | 1965−1969 1969−1977 1977−1978 1978−1979 1978−1979 |
| 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 |
| Minister of Posts | John Wrathall Roger Hawkins Archibald Wilson William Irvine James Chikerema* | 1965−1973 1973−1977 1977−1978 1978−1979 1978−1979 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Minister of Water Development | Phillip van Heerden Mark Partridge Jack Mussett Aaron Mgutshini* | 1965−1973 1973−1977 1977−1979 1978−1979 |
| Minister of Development for Mashonaland | Jeremiah Chirau Tafirenyika Mangwende | 1976−1978 1976−1978 |
| Minister of Development for Matabeleland | Zefania Charumbira Kayisa Ndiweni | 1976−1978 1976−1978 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Andrew Dunlop Lance Smith George Rudland Phillip van Heerden | 1965 1965 1968−c.1972 1973−c.1977 |
| *Co-ministers. As part of the 1978 Internal Settlement, blacks were appointed as co-ministers to cabinet positions in Rhodesia's transitional government. ||||