Signatories of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence
# 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.

## Signatories

The 12 signatories were:

| 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:

| Signatory | Position |
| - | - |
| Ian Dillon | Chief Government Whip |
| Lance Smith | Minister without portfolio |
| Andrew Dunlop | Minister without portfolio |
| P. K. van der Byl | Deputy Minister of Information |
