Dawie de Villiers

Dawie de Villiers
Birth nameDawid Jacobus de Villiers
Date of birth(1940-07-10)10 July 1940
Place of birthBurgersdorp, Cape Province, South Africa
Date of death23 April 2022(2022-04-23) (aged 81)
Place of deathStellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Bellville, Bellville, Western Cape
UniversityStellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrumhalf
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1961–1966 Western Province ()
1967–1970 Boland ()
1970 Transvaal ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1962–1970 South Africa 25 (9)
Member of Parliament
In office
1972–1977
ConstituencyJohannesburg West
South African Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office
1979–1980
Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism
In office
1980–1986
Preceded byAndries Treurnicht
Succeeded byKent Durr
ConstituencyPiketberg
Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byDaniel Steyn
Succeeded byGeorge Bartlett
ConstituencyPiketberg
Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
In office
1992–1996
Succeeded byPallo Jordan

David Jacobus de Villiers (10 July 1940 – 23 April 2022)[1][2] was an ordained minister in the Dutch Reformed Church; a South African Government minister and a Springbok rugby captain.

  1. ^ "Dawie de Villiers - SA History". Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. ^ Mostert, Herman. "Former Springbok captain Dawie de Villiers dies". Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2022.