Military history of South Africa (One of them, John Vorster, was to become future Prime Minister of South Africa.) (See Jan Smuts during World War II.) Prime Minister Jan Smuts was the only important non-British general whose advice was constantly sought by Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Smuts was invited to the Imperial War Cabinet in 1939 as the most senior South African in favour of war. On 28 May 1941, Smuts was appointed a Field Marshal of the British Army, becoming the first South African to hold that rank. Ultimately, Smuts would pay a steep political price for his closeness to the British
Office of the Prime Minister (Thailand) Office of the Prime Minister (Thailand) The Office of the Prime Minister (; ; Abrv: OPM) is the central executive agency in the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand. It is classified as a cabinet department and is led by its own minister. Its main responsibility is to assist the Prime Minister of Thailand in the role of head of government and chair of the cabinet of Thailand. As the central executive agency, the Office of the Prime Minister is in charge of the coordination and management of the executive branch of the government of Thailand. It assists prime ministers