![]() 8th cabinet of Union of South Africa (since 1909 South Africa Act) |
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1938 | |
![]() J.B.M. Hertzog (c. 1920)
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Date formed | 18 May 1938 |
Date dissolved | 17 July 1943 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | King George VI |
Head of government | Jan Smuts |
Head of government's history |
J. B. M. Hertzog (resigned in 1939) |
No. 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 |
Smuts became Prime Minister and formed his own cabinet after Hertzog was deposed by the party caucus.