Abe Williams
Abraham Williams (born 12 December 1940) is a retired South African politician from the Western Cape. He was the last apartheid-era Minister of Sport from 1993 to 1994 and then was the first post-apartheid Minister of Welfare and Population Development from 1994 to 1996.
Abe Williams | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 9 May 1994 – 14 August 2000 | |
| Constituency | Western Cape |
| Minister of Welfare and Population Development | |
| In office May 1994 – February 1996 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela |
| Preceded by | Jac Rabie |
| Succeeded by | Patrick McKenzie |
| Minister of Sport | |
| In office February 1993 – April 1994 | |
| President | F. W. de Klerk |
| Succeeded by | Steve Tshwete |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abraham Williams 12 December 1940 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | New National Party National Party |
Latterly a member of the National Party (NP) and New National Party (NNP), Williams served in the National Assembly until August 2000, when he was convicted of fraud and incarcerated. He served one year of a three-year prison sentence before receiving parole in September 2001.
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