Karl Bremer

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Dr.
Karl Bremer
Karl Bremer in 1950
Minister of Health and Social Welfare
In office
1951–1953
Prime MinisterD. F. Malan
Preceded byAlbert Jacobus Stals
Succeeded byA. J. R. van Rhijn (Health)
Johannes Hendrikus Viljoen (Social Welfare)
Personal details
Born
Karl Bremer

(1885-04-27)27 April 1885
University of Stellenbosch
OccupationDoctor and politician

Karl Bremer (27 April 1885 – 18 July 1953) was a medical doctor and a South African politician who became the Minister of Health and Social Welfare in South Africa in Dr D. F. Malan's cabinet.[1][2][3]

Early life

Bremer is of German ancestry, his father emigrated from

Hopefield in the Cape Colony.[4]
His father, also a doctor, died at the age of 45 while his son was only 8 years old.

His mother moved with her children to

otorhinolaryngologist
.

Career

Bremer was a reputable doctor at a children's hospital before returning to

First World War he served as a medical doctor for the South African troops in East Africa. He was then medical inspector of schools in the Cape Town province. He was a doctor in Cape Town during the 1918 flu epidemic. In February 1919 he established himself at Graaff-Reinet
as a general practitioner.

In 1911 he was chosen as a member of the

D.F. Malan
's cabinet died. Bremmer succeeded him in his post as minister and stayed representative of the Ceres constituency. In the 1953 general election, he won the seat of the Vasco constituency.

Bremer became known for the attention he gave to preventative healthcare, housing and nourishment, but did not succeed to lessen the provinces' regulation over hospitals and to shift regulation to the central government.[5] Karl Bremer was a very active politician. He was the protector of less fortunate in society and always advocated for the advancement of rural areas. He placed his attention on welfare and preventative healthcare and advocated a national medical-care.

From 1939 Bremer was a member of the Medical Council of the Union of South Africa and in 1943 he became the President of the organization. From 1933 to 1948 he served as chairman of the National Party in the Cape Colony. He retired as a physician in 1947 for health reasons. He suffered a stroke causing a temporary aphasia.

The

Bellville, Western Cape
carries his name since its inauguration on June 30, 1956, by Jozua François Naudé.

Retired as Minister of Health, Bremer died on July 18, 1953, at the age of 68.

Literature

  • Botha, H.P., 1961. Meer as 'n dagtaak. Die lewe van Karl Bremer. Cape Town: HAUM (Publication number 4).
  • Potgieter, D.J. 1970. Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, deel 2. Cape Town: National Educational Publishing House.
  • Krüger, D. W., Beyers, C. J., & Human Sciences Research Council. (1977). Suid-Afrikaanse biografiese woordeboek: Deel III. Kaapstad: Tafelberg.
  • Venter, E. A. (1980). 400 leiers in Suid-Afrika oor vier eeue: Beskouinge oor vierhonderd leierfigure in Suid-Afrika sedert die grondlegging. Potchefstroom: E.A. Venter.
    ISBN 0624008487
  • SA Medical Journal, September 5, 1953, 778-779

References

  1. ^ "Dr Karl Bremer Minister of Health in Dr Malan's cabinet". 23 April 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. ^ Encyclopaedia: Afrikaanse kinderensiklopedia, publisher: Nasionale Boekhandel Beperk, second revised edition, Place printed: Elsiesrivier, 1972,Editor Dr. C F Albertyn etal, volume 10, page 192
  3. PMID 14845887
    .
  4. ^ "Dr Karl Bremer". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. ^ Rosenthal, E: Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Third Edition, Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd, 1965, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 61-15433
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