Jimmy Kruger | |
|---|---|
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 19 June 1979 – 31 December 1980 | |
| President | John Vorster Marais Viljoen |
| Prime Minister | P. W. Botha |
| Preceded by | Marais Viljoen |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished Kobie Coetsee (1994) |
| Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons | |
| In office 29 April 1974 – 19 June 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | John Vorster P. W. Botha |
| Preceded by | Petrus Cornelius Pelser as Minister of Justice Lourens Muller as Minister of Police |
| Succeeded by | Alwyn Schlebusch as Minister of Justice Louis le Grange as Minister of Police |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Thomas Kruger 20 December 1917 Bethlehem, Orange Free State, South Africa |
| Died | 9 May 1987 (aged 69) Irene, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Political party | National Party (1962–1980) |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative Party (1982–1987) |
| Spouse |
Susan Kruger (m. 1943) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
James Thomas Kruger (20 December 1917 – 9 May 1987[1][2]) was a South African lawyer and politician of Welsh descent who was part of the conservative National Party government which championed apartheid. He rose to the position of Minister of Justice and the Police in the cabinet of Prime Minister John Vorster from 1974 to 1979. He was also President of the Senate from 1979 until 1980, when it was abolished.