Johannes de Klerk
Politician
1903 – 1979
Who was Johannes de Klerk?
Johannes "Jan'" de Klerk, DMS was a South African politician. He was the father of Frederik Willem de Klerk, the last State President of South Africa.
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, Minister of Work and Public Works, Work and Mines, Home Affairs, Work and Immigration, Home Affairs, Education and Arts and Sciences, Education, Arts and Sciences and Information and National Education, and President of the Senate from 1969 to 1976.
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- Born
- Jul 22, 1903
Burgersdorp - Also known as
- Johannes "Jan'" de Klerk
- Johannes "Jan'" de Klerk, DMS
- Parents
- Spouses
- Hendrina Cornelia Coetzer
(1927/04/27 - )
- Hendrina Cornelia Coetzer
- Children
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 24, 1979
Krugersdorp
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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