Ministry of Agriculture (Rhodesia)

Ministry of Agriculture of Rhodesia
	Coat of arms of Rhodesia
Department overview
Formed	11 November 1965; 59 years ago
Dissolved	1 June 1979; 45 years ago
Superseding Department	Ministry of Agriculture of Zimbabwe;
Headquarters	Salisbury

The Ministry of Agriculture was a cabinet ministry of the government of Rhodesia. It was responsible for overseeing the nation's agricultural development.

The Ministry of Agriculture was established during the colonial period of Southern Rhodesia. It retained the same structure when Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence in 1965. The Ministry of Agriculture employed more black Africans than any other branches of the Rhodesian civil service.^[1] Many black Africans served as Ministry of Agriculture extension officers and conservation officials.^[1] The Ministry also published the Rhodesian Agricultural Journal.

The Ministry was led by the Minister of Agriculture, who was appointed by Prime Minister Ian Smith. The first Minister of Agriculture in independent Rhodesia was His Grace The 7th Duke of Montrose, and the last was Mark Partridge. In 1979, Rhodesia became Zimbabwe Rhodesia as part of the Internal Settlement. In 1980 Zimbabwe gained its independence and the Ministry was succeeded by the Ministry of Agriculture of Zimbabwe.

List of Ministers of Agriculture

№	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party	Prime Minister
style="background:Template:Rhodesian Front/meta/color; color:white;" \| 1	The 7th Duke of Montrose	16 December 1962	31 December 1966	Rhodesian Front	Ian Smith
style="background:Template:Rhodesian Front/meta/color; color:white;" \| 2	George Rudland	31 December 1966	1968	Rhodesian Front
style="background:Template:Rhodesian Front/meta/color; color:white;" \| 3	David Colville Smith	1968	1976	Rhodesian Front
style="background:Template:Rhodesian Front/meta/color; color:white;" \| 4	Rollo Hayman	1976	1977	Rhodesian Front
style="background:Template:Rhodesian Front/meta/color; color:white;" \| 5	Mark Partridge	1977	1 June 1979	Rhodesian Front
style="background:Template:ZANU-PF/meta/color; color:white;" \| −	Joel Mandaza (co-minister)	1978	1979	Zimbabwe African National Union

References

^ ^a ^b Weinrich, A. K. H. (1973). Black and White Elites in Rural Rhodesia. Manchester University Press. p. 177. ISBN 9780719005336.

[Weinrich_1973-1] Weinrich, A. K. H. (1973). Black and White Elites in Rural Rhodesia. Manchester University Press. p. 177. ISBN 9780719005336.

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