# Fourth Cabinet of J. B. M. Hertzog
## Cabinet

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

## Sources

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