De Villiers Graaff

Sir
De Villiers Graaff
Bt DMS OBE
Sir De Villiers Graaff Bt DMS OBE
	Sir De Villiers Graaff in 1960.
Leader of the United Party
	In office; 1956–1977
Preceded by	Jacobus Gideon Nel Strauss
Succeeded by	Party disbanded
Personal details
Born	8 December 1913; Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Died	4 October 1999 (aged 85); Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Political party	United Party (1948-1977); New Republic Party (1977-78);
Alma mater	University of Cape Town; Leiden University; University of Oxford;
Occupation	Politician, Lawyer, Dairy Farmer
Military service
Allegiance	Union of South Africa; United Kingdom
Branch/service	Union Defence Force
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II Siege of Tobruk (POW); ;

Sir De Villiers Graaff, 2nd Baronet, DMS OBE (8 December 1913 – 4 October 1999) (first name De Villiers, surname Graaff) known as Div Graaff, was a South African politician who succeeded his father, Sir David Pieter de Villiers Graaff, 1st Baronet, to his baronetcy in 1931. He died in 1999 and was succeeded by his son, Sir David de Villiers Graaff, 3rd Baronet. He was the leader of the centrist United Party which was the official opposition in the then all-white South African Parliament from 1956 to 1977.

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