Jan de Klerk

Jan de Klerk
State President of South Africa (acting)
In office
9 April 1975 – 19 April 1975
Preceded byJacobus Fouché
Succeeded byNicolaas Diederichs
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
8 October 1961 – 30 March 1966
Preceded byTom Naudé
Succeeded byP. K. Le Roux
Chancellor of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education
In office
1961–1979
Preceded bydu Toit, F.J.
Succeeded byVorster, P.W.
Personal details
Born(1903-07-22)22 July 1903
Burgersdorp, Cape Colony
Died24 January 1979(1979-01-24) (aged 75)
Krugersdorp, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Political partyNational Party
SpouseHendrina Cornelia Coetzer
ChildrenWimpie de Klerk
F. W. de Klerk
Alma materPotchefstroom University
ReligionReformed

Johannes "Jan" de Klerk, DMS (22 July 1903 – 24 January 1979[1]) was a South African politician. He was the father of F. W. de Klerk, the last apartheid 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.[2] 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.

  1. ^ "Johannes de Klerk". Archontology.com.
  2. ^ /"Presidency in South Africa | SouthAfricaWeb.co.za". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2012.