Stoffel Botha
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Jan Christoffel Greyling Botha | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| President | P. W. Botha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1929 |
| Died | 1998 |
| Political party | National Party |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Jan Christoffel Greyling "Stoffel" Botha (1929–1998) was a South African lawyer and politician. He was a member of the
P.W. Botha
government.
A lawyer by profession, he began his professional career in Johannesburg before starting a political career.
He was appointed administrator of the Natal province in 1979. He was the provincial head of the National Party when State President
P.W. Botha
named him to the government in 1984 first as Minister of Education, then as Minister of Home Affairs and later the Post and Telecommunications portfolio was added to his duties.
In 1989, he announced his retirement from political life due to health reasons and, despite bypass surgery, he died of heart failure at age 69 in 1998.
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