Alwyn Schlebusch
Alwyn Schlebusch | |
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Vice State President of South Africa | |
In office 1 January 1982 – 14 September 1984 | |
President | Marais Viljoen |
Prime Minister | P. W. Botha |
Speaker of Parliament of South Africa | |
In office 1974–1976 | |
Preceded by | Klopper, H.J. |
Succeeded by | Loots, J. |
Personal details | |
Born | Alwyn Louis Schlebusch 16 September 1917 Lady Grey, Cape Province, South Africa |
Died | 7 January 2008 Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa | (aged 90)
Political party | National |
Spouse(s) | Isabella Elizabeth Krause and Jeanette Rouen |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
Occupation | Politician |
Alwyn Louis Schlebusch
Career
Schlebusch was appointed chair of the eponymous Schlebusch Commission[3] in 1972, which had the power to cut foreign funding and seize the assets of anti-apartheid organizations, such as the Christian Institute of Southern Africa.[4]
The position of Vice State President was created when the
Before holding the post, Schlebusch was mayor of
Subsequently, he held the position of Minister in the Office of the President in 1986. He died on 7 January 2008. He was survived by a son and two daughters, 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. His wife, Isabel, died in 1996 of cancer. She founded the "Toktokkie" cancer campaign in South Africa.[4]
References
- ^ "SCHLEBUSCH, Alwyn Louis 1917-2008_1". genealogy.org.za. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Index Sc-Sf". rulers.org.
- Independent Online, 8 January 2008
- ^ a b "SA's only state vice-president dies at 90". Mail & Guardian. 7 January 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-86036-200-5.
- ISBN 978-0-86954-218-7.