List of South African politicians
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The following is a list of South African politicians, both past and present.
See also: List of South Africans, President of South Africa
| Contents: | Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
[edit] A
- Prince Arthur of Connaught 1883 - 1938; Governor-General 1920-23
- Ken Andrew b.1943, chairman of Democratic Party 1991-94
- Kader Asmal b.1934, Minister of Education 1999-2004
[edit] B
- Glenn Babb b.1943, Ambassador to Canada (1985-87), and to Italy; Nationalist Party Member of Parliament
- Sibusiso Bengu b.1934 Minister of Education (1994-99)
- Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu, b.1948 traditional King of Zulu nation 1971- present
- Louis Botha, 1862-1919 Prime Minister of South Africa, 1910-1919
- P.W. Botha, 1916-2006 Prime Minister of South Africa (1978-84); State President (1984-89)
- Thozamile Botha (b.1948), ANC activist
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi (b.1928); Inkosi of the Buthelezi tribe, 1953-present; Chief Minister of KwaZulu "Homeland" (1976-94)
- Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton (1853-1934); Governor-General 1914-1920
- Steve Biko (1946 - 1977); Black Consciousness leader;
- Schalk Willem Burger (1852-1918); President of the South African Republic, (Transvaal), 1900-1902
[edit] C
- Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone 1874-1957; Governor-General 1924-30;
- Arthur Chaskalson b.1931; Chief Justice of South Africa, 2001–2005
- Jeremy Cronin (b.1949); Communist SACP activist
[edit] D
- Zach de Beer (1928-99), last leader of Progressive Federal Party, co-founder of Democratic Party
- F.W. de Klerk (b.1936); last State President, 1989-94; succeeded by Nelson Mandela
- Patricia de Lille (b.1951); founder, in 2003, of Independent Democrats
- Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet (1873-1960); Governor-General 1943-46
- Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs (1903-78); State President 1975-78
- Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (b.1949); Foreign Minister 1999-2009
- Patrick Duncan (1870-1943); Governor-General 1937-43;
[edit] E
- Abba Eban (1915-2002), Israeli diplomat and politician; VP of the United Nations General Assembly, and Foreign Minister of Israel
- Colin Eglin (b. 1925), leader of Progressive Party 1971-1975, Progressive Reform Party 1975-1977, and Progressive Federal Party 1977-1979 & 1986-1988
[edit] F
- Jacobus Johannes Fouché (1898-1980); State President 1968-75
[edit] G
- Herbert John Gladstone (1854-1930); Governor-General 1910-14;
[edit] H
- Chris Hani (1942- ), leader of South African Communist Party from 1991 until his assassination in 1993
- J. B. M. Hertzog (1866-1942); Prime Minister of South Africa 1924-39
[edit] J
- Ernest George Jansen (1881-1959); Governor-General 1950-59;
- Danny Jordaan (b.1951), MP 1994-97, more famous for bringing 2010 World Cup to South Africa.
[edit] K
- Paul Kruger (1825-1904); "Oom Paul", President of the South African Republic (Transvaal), 1883-1900
- Piet Koornhof (1925-2007), apartheid-era cabinet minister and ambassador, later a member of the African National Congress
[edit] L
- Harry Lawrence (1901-1973): United Party Minister 1939-1948 and first Progressive Party Chairman from 1959
- Tony Leon (b.1956); Leader of the Opposition, 1999-2007
- Albert Luthuli (1898-1967), President of the African National Congress, 1952-67
[edit] M
- Daniel François Malan (1874-1959); Prime Minister of South Africa 1948-54
- General Magnus Malan (b.1930), Chief of South African Defense Force 1976-80; Minister of Defence, 1980-91;
- Wynand Malan (b.1943); co-founder of Independent Party and Democratic Party
- Nelson Mandela (b. 1918); leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe 1961-90; President of South Africa 1994-99
- Trevor Manuel (b.1956); Minister of Finance, 1996-2009;
- Thabo Mbeki (b.1942); President of South Africa 1999-2008;
- Frank Mdlalose (b.1931); Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Province, 1994-97
- Donald Barkly Molteno (1908-1972); anti-apartheid M.P.
- James Molteno (1865-1936); First Speaker of the South African Parliament 1910-15
- John Molteno (1814-1886); First Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1872-78
[edit] N
- Jozua François Naudé (1889-1969); Acting State President, 1967-68
- Bulelani Ngcuka (b. 1954); National Director of Public Prosecutions 1998-2004
[edit] O
- Dullah Omar (1934-2004); Minister of Justice, 1994-99; Minister of Transport 1999-2004
[edit] P
- Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819-1901); First President of the South African Republic (1857-63)
[edit] R
- Cyril Ramaphosa (b.1952); Secretary General of African National Congress 1991-94; Chairman of Constitutional Assembly 1994-97
- Deneys Reitz (1882-1944); Boer Commando, soldier (World War I), Cabinet Minister, Deputy Prime Minister (1939-1943), High Commissioner to London (1944)
[edit] S
- Harry Schwarz (1924-2010); Leader of Reform Party, leading anti-apartheid M.P. and Ambassador to United States 1991-94
- Mosima "Tokyo" Sexwale; Premier of Gauteng province, 1994-98
- Field Marshal Jan Smuts (1870-1950); Prime Minister, 1919-24 and 1939-48
- Joe Slovo (1926-95); General Secretary of SACP 1984-91
- Saul Solomon (1817-92); Prominent liberal member of the Cape Parliament 1854-83
- Jan Steytler (1910-?); leader of Progressive Party 1959-70
- Lucas Cornelius Steyn (1903-76); Chief Justice 1959-76; Acting Governor-General 1959, 1961
- Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (1893-1958); Prime Minister 1954-58
- Helen Suzman (1917-2009); anti-apartheid M.P. 1952-1981
- Charles Robberts Swart (1894-1982); Governor-General 1960-61; first State President 1961-67
- Mbhazima Shilowa (b.1958); Premier of Gauteng Province, 1999-2008
[edit] V
- Jan van Riebeeck (1619-77); first Dutch administrator of Cape Town settlement, 1652-62
- Frederik van Zyl Slabbert (b. 1940); Leader of the Opposition as chairman of the Progressive Federal Party, 1979-86.
- Gideon Brand van Zyl (1873-1956); Governor-General, 1945-50
- H.F. Verwoerd (1901-66); nicknamed "The Architecht of Apartheid"; Prime Minister, 1958-66, until his assassination.
- George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon (1877-1955); Governor-General, 1931-37;
- Marais Viljoen (1915-2007); State President, 1979-84
- B.J. Vorster (1915-83); Prime Minister, 1966-78; State President, 1978-79
[edit] Z
- Jacob Zuma (b. 1942); President of South Africa 2007 - present
- Zille, Helen (b.1951); Mayor of Cape Town, 2006-2009; Premier of Western Cape province, 2009- present)