Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, and Bantu Education

The Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, and Bantu Education is a former political position in apartheid South Africa. Until 1958, the position was titled The Minister of Native Affairs.

Structure of Bantu Administration

Office-holders

#NamePeriodParty
Ministers of Native Affairs
1.Henry Burton31 May 1910 - 25 June 1912SAP
2.James Barry Munnik Hertzog25 June 1912 - 20 December 1912SAP
3.Jacobus Wilhelmus Sauer20 December 1912 - 23 September 1913SAP
4.Louis Botha23 September 1913 - 3 September 1919SAP
5.Jan Smuts3 September 1919 - 30 June 1924SAP
6.James Barry Munnik Hertzog30 June 1924 - 19 June 1929NP
7.Ernest George Jansen19 June 1929 - 30 March 1933NP
8.Pieter Gert Wessel Grobler30 March 1933 - 3 June 1938NP; 1934 UP
9.Henry Allan Fagan3 June 1938 - 6 September 1939UP
10.Deneys Reitz6 September 1939 - 11 January 1943UP
11.Pieter Voltelyn Graham van der Byl11 January 1943 - 4 June 1948UP
12.Ernest George Jansen4 June 1948 - 19 October 1950HNP
13.Hendrik Verwoerd19 October 1950 - 3 September 1958HNP; 1951 NP
NamePeriodTitle
Michiel Daniel Christiaan de Wet Nel1958–1966Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, and Bantu Education
Michiel Coenraad Botha1966–1977Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, and Bantu Education
Cornelius Petrus MulderJanuary – November 1978Minister of Plural Relations and Development
Piet Koornhof1978–1984Minister of Plural Relations and Development/Minister of Co-operation and Development
Gerrit Viljoen1985–1988Minister of Co-operation and Development
Stoffel van der Merwe1989–1991Minister of National Education and Training
Samuel Johannes de Beer1991–1994Minister of National Education and Training