Ernest George Jansen

Ernest George Jansen
Ernest George Jansen
8th Governor-General of South Africa
	In office; 1 January 1951 – 25 November 1959
Monarchs	George VI; Elizabeth II;
Prime Minister	Daniel François Malan; Johannes Strijdom; Hendrik Verwoerd;
Preceded by	Gideon Brand van Zyl
Succeeded by	Lucas Cornelius Steyn (acting); Charles Robberts Swart;
Personal details
Born	7 August 1881; Dundee, Colony of Natal
Died	25 November 1959 (aged 78); Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Resting place	Heroes' Acre, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Ernest George Jansen (7 August 1881 – 25 November 1959) was the second to last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, holding office from 1951 until his death in 1959.

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