First Cabinet of P. W. Botha

First Botha Cabinet
6th Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa (since the 1961 Constitution)
1978–1984
Pieter Willem Botha (1962)
Date formed	9 October 1978 (1978-10-09)
Date dissolved	3 September 1984 (1984-09-03)
People and organisations
State President	Johannes Vorster (until 1979) Marais Viljoen (from 1979)
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.