Signatories of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence

The Unilateral Declaration of Independence of Rhodesia from the United Kingdom was signed by 12 ministers of the Rhodesian Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Ian Smith, on 11 November 1965. Four junior members of the Cabinet—two ministers without portfolio, the chief whip and the deputy minister of information—did not sign, but were included in the official photograph.^[1]

Signatories

The 12 signatories were:^[1]

Image	Signatory	Position
	Ian Smith	Prime Minister
	Clifford Dupont	Deputy Prime Minister Minister of External Affairs Minister of Defence
	James Graham, 7th Duke of Montrose	Minister of Agriculture
	Jack Howman	Minister of Tourism Minister of Information
	William Harper	Minister of Internal Affairs Minister of Public Service
	Desmond Lardner-Burke	Minister of Justice and Law and Order
	Ian Finlay McLean	Minister of Health Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
	Jack Mussett	Minister of Housing and Local Government
	George Rudland	Minister of Trade, Industry, and Development
	A. P. Smith	Minister of Education
	Phillip van Heerden	Minister of Mines, Lands, and Water Development
	John Wrathall	Minister of Finance Minister of Posts

Four junior members of the Cabinet did not sign, but were included in the official photograph:^[1]

Notes and references

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Signatories of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence

Prime Minister

I. Smith

Deputy Prime Minister

Dupont

Ministers

• Harper
• Howman
• Lardner-Burke
• McLean
• Montrose
• Mussett
• Rudland
• A. Smith
• Van Heerden
• Wrathall

Non-signatory
ministers present

• Dillon
• Dunlop
• L. Smith
• Van der Byl