First Botha Cabinet | |
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6th Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa (since the 1961 Constitution) | |
1978–1984 | |
Date formed | 9 October 1978 |
Date dissolved | 3 September 1984 |
People and organisations | |
State President |
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Prime Minister | Pieter Willem Botha |
Member party | National Party |
Status in legislature | Majority |
Opposition party | Progressive Federal Party |
Opposition leader | Frederik van Zyl Slabbert |
History | |
Election | 1981 election |
Legislature terms | 5 years, 10 months and 25 days |
Predecessor | Vorster III |
Successor | Botha II |
When Pieter Willem Botha first became Prime Minister of South Africa in 1978, he appointed members of the National Party to positions in his first cabinet.