Jan de Klerk
Johannes "Jan" de Klerk, DMS (22 July 1903 – 24 January 1979) was a South African politician. He was the father of F. W. de Klerk, the last apartheid State President of South Africa.
Jan de Klerk | |
|---|---|
| State President of South Africa (acting) | |
| In office 9 April 1975 – 19 April 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Jacobus Fouché |
| Succeeded by | Nicolaas Diederichs |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 8 October 1961 – 30 March 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Naudé |
| Succeeded by | P. K. Le Roux |
| Chancellor of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education | |
| In office 1961–1979 | |
| Preceded by | du Toit, F.J. |
| Succeeded by | Vorster, P.W. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1903 Burgersdorp, Cape Colony |
| Died | 24 January 1979 (aged 75) Krugersdorp, Transvaal Province, South Africa |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse | Hendrina Cornelia Coetzer |
| Children | Wimpie de Klerk F. W. de Klerk |
| Alma mater | Potchefstroom University |
| Religion | Reformed |
As a member of the National Party, de Klerk served as interim State President for nine days following the retirement of Jacobus Johannes Fouché in 1975. Prior to this, he served as a Senator (1955–1975), Minister of Work and Public Works (1954–1958), Work and Mines (1958–1961), Home Affairs, Work and Immigration (1961), Home Affairs, Education and Arts and Sciences (1961–1966), Education, Arts and Sciences and Information (1966–1967) and National Education (1968–1969), and President of the Senate from 1969 to 1976.
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