Chris Heunis
Jan Christiaan Heunis | |
|---|---|
| Acting State President of South Africa | |
| In office 19 January 1989 – 15 March 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Pieter Willem Botha |
| Succeeded by | Pieter Willem Botha |
| Minister of Constitutional Development | |
| In office 1982–1989 | |
| President | Pieter Willem Botha |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 1980–1982 | |
| Prime Minister | Pieter Willem Botha |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office February 1979 – June 1979 | |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office November 1978 – June 1979 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1927 Republic of South Africa |
| Political party | National Party |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Jan Christiaan "Chris" Heunis,
Afrikaner lawyer, politician, member of the National Party and cabinet minister in the governments of John Vorster and P. W. Botha
.
He was born in 1927 in
George
, he continued his studies in law and became a lawyer in 1951. At the same time, he pursued a political career and became head of the National Party in George District and a member of the municipal council. In 1959, he was elected to the Provincial Council.
Heunis was elected to the
South African Parliament. He convinced the leader of the Labour Party, Allan Hendrickse
, to agree to this reform.
During this time, he took part in confidential informal interviews in
Port Elizabeth between two NP representatives, and two representatives from the ANC. In September 1986, Heunis was unanimously voted leader of the NP in the Cape Province, taking over from President P. W. Botha
.
At the beginning of 1989,Frederik de Klerk, but was beaten in the second round of elections. He narrowly avoided defeat in the 1987 election, in which he faced a challenge from former NP MP and diplomat Denis Worrall, but held the seat by 39 votes.
Later, Heunis retired from political life, and did not participate in the elections of 1989, and returned to his law practice in
Republic of China
, and was father of four boys and one girl. He died in January 2006 in Somerset West after a long illness.
References
- ^ "Index He–Hn". Rulers.org. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Chris Heunis dies". Mail & Guardian. South Africa. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Chris Heunis is appointed acting president | South African History Online". Sahistory.org.za. 19 January 1989. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
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