Cabinet of F. W. de Klerk

The cabinet of Frederik Willem de Klerk was in office from 14 August 1989 to 10 May 1994.

De Klerk Cabinet
8th Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa (since the 1961 Constitution)
1989–1994
Frederik Willem de Klerk (1990)
Date formed	14 August 1989 (1989-08-14)
Date dissolved	10 May 1994 (1994-05-10)
People and organisations
State President	Frederik Willem de Klerk
No. of ministers	34 ministers
Member party	National Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Conservative Party
Opposition leader	Andries Treurnicht (until 1993) Ferdi Hartzenberg (from 1993)
History
Election	1989 election
Legislature terms	4 years, 8 months and 26 days
Predecessor	Botha II
Successor	Mandela

Cabinet

Ministry / Portfolio	Minister / Incumbent	Party	Period
State President of South Africa	Frederik Willem de Klerk	NP	1989–1994
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Pik Botha	NP	1989–1994
Minister of Development and Cooperation	Gerrit Viljoen Roelf Meyer	NP	1989–1992 1992–1994
Minister of Education	Gerrit Viljoen	NP	1980–1989
Minister of Finance	Barend du Plessis Derek Keys	NP	1989–1992 1992–1994
Minister of Justice	Kobie Coetsee	NP	1989–1994
Minister of Defence	Magnus Malan Roelf Meyer Gene Louw	NP	1989–1991 1991–1992 1992–1993 1993–1994
Minister of Home Affairs	Gene Louw Louis Pienaar Danie Schutte	NP	1989–1992 1992–1993 1993–1994
Minister of Transport	George Bartlett Piet Welgemoed	NP	1989–1991 1991–1994
Minister of State Security	Frederik Willem de Klerk	NP	1989–1994
Minister of Law and Order	Adriaan Vlok Hernus Kriel	NP	1989–1991 1991–1994
Minister of Prisons	Adriaan Vlok	NP	1991–1994
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries	Kraai van Niekerk	NP	1990–1994
Minister of Planning and Provincial Affairs	Hernus Kriel Leon Wessels	NP	1989–1991 1991–1992
Minister of Local Government	Amie Venter Leon Wessels Tertius Delport	NP	1989–1992 1992–1993 1993–1994
Minister of Housing	Sam de Beer Leon Wessels Louis Shill	NP	1989–1991 1992–1993 1993–1994
Minister of National Education	Gene Louw Louis Pienaar Piet Marais	NP	1989–1990 1990–1992 1992–1994
Minister of Education and Training	Stoffel van der Merwe Sam de Beer	NP	1989–1991 1991–1994
Minister of Education and Culture whites	Piet Clase Piet Marais	NP	1989–1991 1991–1994
Minister of Education and Culture coloureds	Abe Williams	LP	1992–1993
Minister of Mining and Energy	Dawie de Villiers George Bartlett	NP	1989–1991 1991–1994
Minister of Economic Affairs	Dawie de Villiers Derek Keys	NP	1991–1992 1992–1994
Minister of State Enterprises	Dawie de Villiers	NP	1989–1994
Minister of Public Works	George Bartlett Leon Wessels Gene Louw Louis Shill	NP	1989–1991 1991–1992 1992–1993 1993–1994
Minister of Regions and Land Affairs	Jacob de Villiers André Fourie	NP	1989–1993 1993–1994
Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry	Gert Kotzé Magnus Malan	NP	1989–1991 1991–1993
Minister of Budget and Public Expenditure	Amie Venter	NP	1989–1994
Minister of Environmental Affairs Minister of Environment and Water	Gert Kotzé Louis Pienaar Japie van Wyk	NP	1989–1990 1990–1993 1993–1994
Minister of Social Affairs	Piet Badenhorst Rina Venter	NP	1989–1993 1993–1994
Minister of Health	Rina Venter	NP	1989–1994
Minister of Sport	Abe Williams	LP	1993–1994
Minister of Development	Jac Rabie	LP	1989–1994
Minister of Tourism	Kent Durr George Marais Bhadra Ranchod	NP	1989–1991 1991–1993 1993–1994
Minister of Communication	Roelf Meyer	NP	1991–1994
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Piet Welgemoed	NP	1991–1994