Gen. Jan Smuts became Prime Minister, after Louis Botha's death in September 1919. In the general election of 1920, with 134 seats elected to the lower house, the South African Party led by Jan Smuts was ahead by three seats against the National Party (44 seats). Both parties then found themselves forced to form alliances with third parties (unionists and labour) to form the new government. The South African Party was quick to form an alliance with the pro-British Unionist Party (25 seats) and Jan Smuts was reappointed prime minister. Shortly after in the same year, the Unionists agreed to join the South African Party and early general elections were held in February 1921.
Cabinet Post Minister Term Party Prime Minister Gen. Jan Smuts1919 – SAP Minister of Native Affairs Minister of Agriculture The Hon. F. S. Malan MP 1920 1921 SAP Minister of Defence The Hon. Hendrik Mentz MP 1919 – SAP Minister of Education The Hon. F. S. Malan MP 1910 1921 SAP Minister of Finance The Hon. Henry Burton MP 1920 – SAP Minister of Public Health The Hon. Thomas Watt MP 1919 1921 SAP Minister of Interior Affairs The Hon. Thomas Watt MP 1919 1921 SAP Minister of Justice The Hon. Nicolaas de Wet MP 1913 – SAP Minister of Lands and Irrigation The Hon. Hendrik Mentz MP 1916 1921 SAP Minister of Mines and Industry The Hon. F. S. Malan MP 1912 – SAP Minister of Posts and Telegraphs The Hon. Jacobus Graaff MP 1920 1921 SAP Minister of Public Works The Hon. Jacobus Graaff MP 1920 1921 SAP Minister of Railways and Harbours The Hon. Henry Burton MP 1912 1921 SAP
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