title: Second Cabinet of B. J. Vorster
text: # Second Cabinet of B. J. Vorster
  
  ## Second Cabinet
  
  | Ministry/Portfolio | Minister/Incumbent | Start | End |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Prime Minister | B.J. Vorster | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Hilgard Muller | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Defense | P. W. Botha | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Finance | Nicolaas Diederichs | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Home Affairs | Marais Viljoen Theo Gerdener Connie Mulder | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Immigration | Connie Mulder Piet Koornhof | 18 May 1970 1972 | 1972 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Information | Connie Mulder | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Justice and Prisons | Petrus Cornelius Pelser | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Police | Lourens Muller | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Transport | Ben Schoeman | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Labour | Marais Viljoen | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Mining | Carel de Wet Piet Koornhof | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Sports and Recreation | Frank Waring Piet Koornhof | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of the Economy | Lourens Muller | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Bantu Administration and Bantu Education | M. C. Botha | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of National Education | Johannes Petrus van der Spuy | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Public Works | Blaar Coetzee Abraham du Plessis | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Agriculture | D. C. H. Uys Hendrik Schoeman | 18 May 1970 1972 | 1972 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry | Fanie Botha | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Welfare and Pensions | Connie Mulder Johannes Petrus van der Spuy | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Post, Telegraphs and Telecommunication | Marais Viljoen | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Health | Carel de Wet Schalk van der Merwe | 18 May 1970 1972 | 1972 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of the Environment | Jannie Loots | 1973 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Planning and Statistics | Jannie Loots | 18 May 1970 | 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Tourism and Minister of Indian Affairs | Frank Waring Owen Horwood | 18 May 1970 1972 | 1972 29 April 1974 |
  | Minister of Coloured Affairs and matters of the Rehoboth Homeland | Jannie Loots Schalk van der Merwe | 18 May 1970 1972 | 1972 29 April 1974 |
  