Balthazar Johannes "B. J." Vorster was a South African apartheid politician who served as the prime minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and the fourth state president of South Africa from 1978 to 1979. Known as B. J. Vorster during much of his career, he came to prefer the anglicized name John in the 1970s.
Vorster in 1960
Prime Minister of South Africa
The prime minister of South Africa was the head of government in South Africa between 1910 and 1984.
Prime Minister of South Africa
The first Prime Minister of South Africa, Louis Botha (sitting at the centre of the desk), with his First Cabinet, 1910.
Image: Louisbotha
Image: Jan Smuts 1947