Government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

The Government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was established in 1953 and ran the Federation until its dissolution at the end of 1963. The members of the government were accountable to, and drawn from, the unicameral Federal Parliament.

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Initial Government 1953

Office Minister Date appointed
Prime Minister Godfrey Martin Huggins September 7, 1953
Minister of External Affairs and Defence
Minister of Finance
Minister of Transport and Development Roy Welensky September 7, 1953
Minister of Internal Affairs Malcolm Palliser Barrow September 7, 1953

Huggins Government

Office Minister Date appointed
Prime Minister Godfrey Martin Huggins December 18, 1953 – November 2, 1956
Minister of External Affairs
Minister of Defence
Minister of Transport Roy Welensky December 18, 1953 – February 12, 1954
Minister of Communications
Minister of Transport and Communications Roy Welensky February 12, 1954
Minister of Posts
Minister of Finance Donald Macintyre December 18, 1953
Minister of Agriculture John Moore Caldicott December 18, 1953
Minister of Health
Minister of Internal Affairs Malcolm Palliser Barrow December 18, 1953 – February 12, 1954
Minister of Home Affairs Malcolm Palliser Barrow February 12, 1954 – June 7, 1955
Frank Stephen Owen June 7, 1955
Minister of Commerce and Industry Malcolm Palliser Barrow February 12, 1954
Minister of Power April 7, 1955
Minister of Education Julian MacDonald Greenfield February 12, 1954

Welensky government

Office Minister Date appointed
Prime Minister Sir Roy Welensky November 2, 1956 – December 31, 1963
Minister of External Affairs
Minister of Defence November 2, 1956 – June 12, 1959
John Moore Caldicott June 12, 1959 – May 7, 1962
Sir Malcolm Palliser Barrow May 7, 1962 – December 31, 1963
Deputy Prime Minister May 7, 1962 – December 31, 1963
Minister of Home Affairs Sir Malcolm Palliser Barrow November 2, 1956 – May 7, 1962
Julian Greenfield May 7, 1962 – December 31, 1963
Minister of Power Sir Malcolm Palliser Barrow November 2, 1956 – December 31, 1963
Minister of Finance Donald Macintyre November 2, 1956 – September 3, 1962
John Moore Caldicott September 3, 1962 – December 31, 1963
Minister of Posts Donald Macintyre November 2, 1956 – December 11, 1958
Frank Stephen Owen December 11, 1958 – December 31, 1963
Minister of Public Service John Moore Caldicott November 2, 1956 – September 3, 1962
John Philip Gold Duncan September 3, 1962 – December 31, 1963
Minister of Agriculture John Moore Caldicott November 2, 1956 – December 11, 1958
John Cranmer Graylin December 11, 1958 – September 1, 1963
James Arthur Clark September 1, 1963 – December 31, 1963
Minister of Health John Moore Caldicott November 2, 1956 – December 11, 1958
Benjamin Disraeli Goldberg December 11, 1958 – December 31, 1963
Minister of Economic Affairs John Moore Caldicott December 11, 1958 – May 7, 1962
Sir Malcolm Palliser Barrow May 7, 1962 – December 31, 1963
Minister of Law Julian MacDonald Greenfield November 2, 1956 – December 31, 1963
Minister of Education November 2, 1956 – December 11, 1958
Benjamin Disraeli Goldberg December 11, 1958 – May 7, 1962
John Philip Gold Duncan May 7, 1962 – December 31, 1963
Minister of Commerce and Industry Frank Stephen Owen November 2, 1956 – May 7, 1962
James Arthur Clark May 7, 1962 – December 31, 1963
Minister of Transport and Works William Hives Eastwood November 2, 1956 – December 11, 1958
Minister of Transport William Hives Eastwood December 11, 1958 – May 7, 1962
Frank Stephen Owen May 7, 1962 – December 31, 1963
Minister of Works George Wellington Rex L'Ange December 11, 1958 – December 31, 1963

Parliamentary Secretaries

Office Minister Date appointed
PS to the Minister of Home Affairs Benjamin Disraeli Goldberg November 23, 1956 – December 11, 1958
John Foot December 11, 1958 – December 31, 1963
PS to the Minister of Home Affairs (Race Relations) Jasper Zengeza Savanhu April 3, 1959 – August 14, 1962
PS to the Minister of Transport and Works George Wellington Rex L'Ange November 23, 1956 – December 11, 1958
PS to the Minister of External Affairs Godwin Akabiwa Mbikusita Lewanika May 7, 1962 – December 31, 1963
PS to the Minister of Defence, Economic Affairs and Power Sydney Stanford Sawyer May 7, 1962 – December 31, 1963