Sam de Beer | |
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office June 1999 – February 2001 | |
| In office May 1994 – August 1998 | |
| Member of the House of Assembly | |
| Assembly Member for Geduld | |
| In office 1974–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Johannes de Beer 19 August 1944 Johannesburg, Transvaal University of South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress (since 2001) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
Samuel Johannes de Beer (born 19 August 1944) is a South African politician and former Christian minister who served in Parliament from 1974 to 2001, excepting a brief hiatus from 1998 to 1999. He subsequently joined the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
A former Dutch Reformed Church minister, de Beer entered politics during apartheid through the National Party (NP), which he represented in the House of Assembly from 1974 to 1994, serving the Geduld constituency. During that time, from 1991, he also served as Minister for Education and Training under President F. W. de Klerk. After South Africa's democratic transition, he represented the NP in the National Assembly from 1994 to 1998 and as NP leader in Gauteng from 1997 to 1998.
In August 1998, de Beer defected to the United Democratic Movement (UDM), which he went on to represent in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2001. In February 2001, he defected for a second time, leaving the UDM for the African National Congress (ANC). In March 2001, he joined the Gauteng Provincial Legislature under the ANC banner.