Fourth Cabinet of J. B. M. Hertzog
.svg){kind=small} 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.
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