Leon Wessels

Leon Wessels
Minister of Local Government
In office
1992–1993
Preceded byAmie Venter
Succeeded byTertius Delport
Minister of Planning and Provincial Affairs
Preceded byHernus Kriel
Personal details
Born (1946-04-19) 19 April 1946 (age 78)
Kroonstad, South Africa
Alma materPotchefstroom University
Rand Afrikaans University

Leon Wessels (born 19 April 1946)[1] is a South African lawyer, politician, and activist who served in the National Party government during the apartheid years[2] and was one of very few Afrikaner politicians to show public contrition for the acts of that government.[3]

  1. ^ "Wessels, Leon". Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. ^ O'Malley, Padraig. "Leon Wessels: The Good Boer". Book. Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and Dialogue. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ^ Macdonald, Ian. "Many feet to wash". Online article. South Africa The Good News. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.