# Second Cabinet of D. F. Malan
## Malan retires

The Prime Minister announced his retirement to a "dumbfounded" cabinet on 12 October 1954 – it was thought to be linked to his health. The party favourite, E.H. Louw, was suggested by Die Burger to take over. But in the ensuing months, a race broke out between N.C. Havenga and Hans Strydom – who wanted to accelerate the "nationalist objectives".
On 30 November 1954, Johannes Strydom was announced as Daniël Malan's successor.

## Cabinet

| Post | Minister | Term | Term | Party |
| Prime Minister | Johannes Strydom | 1954 | – | NP |
| Prime Minister | Dr. Daniël Malan | 1948 | 1954 | NP |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Adv. Charles Swart | 1954 | 1958 | NP |
| Deputy Prime Minister | N. C. Havenga | 1948 | 1954 | NP |
| Minister of Agriculture | The Hon. S. P. le Roux MP | 1948 | 1958 | NP |
| Minister of Defence | The Hon. F. C. Erasmus MP | 1948 | – | NP |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | The Hon. E. H. Louw MP | 1948 | 1954 | NP |
| Minister of Education, Arts and Science | The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP | 1950 | 1957 | NP |
| Minister of Finance | The Hon. Tom Naudé MP | 1956 | 1958 | NP |
| Minister of Finance | The Hon. E. H. Louw MP | 1954 | 1956 | NP |
| Minister of Finance | The Hon. N. C. Havenga MP | 1948 | 1954 | NP |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | The Hon. E. H. Louw MP | 1955 | – | NP |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Johannes Strydom | 1954 | 1955 | NP |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Dr. Daniël Malan | 1948 | 1954 | NP |
| Minister of Forestry | The Hon. F. C. Erasmus MP | 1956 | – | NP |
| Minister of Forestry | The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP | 1954 | 1956 | NP |
| Minister of Health | The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP | 1956 | 1957 | NP |
| Minister of Health | The Hon. Tom Naudé MP | 1954 | 1956 | NP |
| Minister of Health | The Hon. A. J. R. van Rhijn MP | 1953 | 1954 | NP |
| Minister of Interior Affairs | The Hon. Eben Dönges MP | 1948 | 1958 | NP |
| Minister of Justice | The Hon. Charles Swart MP | 1948 | – | NP |
| Minister of Labour | The Hon. Jan de Klerk MP | 1954 | – | NP |
| Minister of Labour | The Hon. B. J. Schoeman MP | 1948 | 1954 | NP |
| Minister of Lands and Irrigation | The Hon. P. O. Sauer MP | 1954 | – | NP |
| Minister of Lands and Irrigation | The Hon. Johannes Strydom MP | 1948 | 1954 | NP |
| Minister of Native Affairs | The Hon. Hendrik Verwoerd MP | 1950 | – | NP |
| Minister of Posts and Telegraphs | The Hon. Albert Hertzog MP | 1954 | – | NP |
| Minister of Posts and Telegraphs | The Hon. Tom Naudé MP | 1950 | 1954 | NP |
| Minister of Public Works | The Hon. Jan de Klerk MP | 1954 | 1958 | NP |
| Minister of Public Works | The Hon. B. J. Schoeman MP | 1950 | 1954 | NP |
| Minister of Social Welfare | The Hon. J. J. Serfontein MP | 1954 | – | NP |
| Minister of Social Welfare | The Hon. J. H. Viljoen MP | 1953 | 1954 | NP |
| Minister of Transport | The Hon. B. J. Schoeman MP | 1954 | – | NP |
| Minister of Transport | The Hon. P. O. Sauer MP | 1948 | 1954 | NP |

## Citations

* ↑ "Malan Retires From Ministry". No. 18. The Cornell Daily Sun. Associated Press. 13 October 1954. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
* ↑ "Malan Gets A Successor". The Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. 30 November 1954. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
* ↑ "An ageing anachronism: D.F. Malan as prime minister, 1948–1954". Kronos. 36 (1). November 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

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