Annie Botha

Annie Botha
Spouse of the Prime Minister of South Africa
Assumed role
31 May 1910  27 August 1919
MonarchGeorge V
GovernorsGeneralThe Viscount Gladstone
The Earl Buxton
MinisterLouis Botha
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byIsie Krige
Spouse of the Prime Minister of the Transvaal
Assumed role
4 March 1907  31 May 1910
MonarchsEdward VII
George V
GovernorThe Earl of Selborne
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byHerself
As Spouse of the Prime Minister of South Africa
Personal details
Born(1864-07-03)3 July 1864
Swellendam, Cape Colony, British Empire
Died20 May 1937(1937-05-20) (aged 72)
Sezela, Natal, South Africa
Political partySouth African Party
Spouse
(m. 1886)
Children5
Parents
  • John Cheere Emmett (father)
  • Helen Laetitia Bland (mother)
EducationSt. Michael's School

Annie Botha (née Emmett; 3 July 1864 – 20 May 1937) was a South African civic leader and political hostess. She was the wife of Louis Botha, who served as the first Prime Minister of South Africa. She established an orphanage in South Africa and, with Georgiana Solomon, co-founded and chaired the South African Women's Federation.