The First Cabinet of J. B. M. Hertzog was the executive power in South Africa from June 1924 to June 1929. It was also known as the pact government, due to the inclusion of at least two members of the Labour Party in a coalition.

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First Hertzog Cabinet
5th Cabinet of the Union of South Africa (since the 1909 South Africa Act)
1924–1929
Barry Hertzog (c. 1920)
Date formed	19 June 1924 (1924-06-19)
Date dissolved	14 June 1929 (1929-06-14)
People and organisations
Monarch	King George V
Governor-General	The Earl of Athlone
Prime Minister	Barry Hertzog
Member party	National Party Labour Party
Status in legislature	Coalition
Opposition party	South African Party
Opposition leader	Jan Smuts
History
Election(s)	1924 election
Legislature term(s)	4 years, 11 months and 26 days
Predecessor	Smuts II
Successor	Hertzog II

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