Allan Hendrickse

Allan Hendrickse
Chairman of the Ministers' Council
House of Representatives
In office
September 1984 (1984-09) – 3 February 1992 (1992-02-03)
Preceded byAlathea Jansen
as Chairman of the Executive (Coloured Persons Representative Council)
Succeeded byJac Rabie
1st Minister for Coloureds' Affairs
In office
3 September 1984 (1984-09-03) – 24 August 1987 (1987-08-24)
Preceded byOffice established
Personal details
Born
Helenard Joe Hendrickse

(1927-10-22)22 October 1927
Uitenhage
Died(2005-03-16)16 March 2005
Port Elizabeth
NationalitySouth African
Political partyLabour Party
(1969-1994; dissolved)
Other political
affiliations
African National Congress
(1994-2005)
RelationsDesmond Lockey (son-in-law)
ChildrenPeter Hendrickse
OccupationPolitician, minister, teacher
Known forLeadership of the Labour Party

Helenard Joe Hendrickse (22 October 1927 – 16 March 2005), popularly known as Allan Hendrickse, was a South African politician, Congregationalist minister and teacher. He participated in an act of defiance by swimming at a South African beach reserved for Whites only.