List of Vice-Chancellors and Chancellors of the University of Pretoria
Encyclopedia
These are the former and present Vice-Chancellors and Chancellors
of the University of Pretoria
, South Africa.
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
of the University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria is a multi campus public research university located in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa...
, South Africa.
Vice-Chancellors
The Vice-Chancellor and Principal is the head of the university, supported by four deputy vice-chancellors. Former and current persons who have fulfilled the position are:- A C Paterson: 1918–1924
- N M Hoogenhout:1925–1927
- A E du Toit:1927–1934
- C F Schmidt:1935–1940
- M C Botha:1941–1947
- C H Rautenbach:1948–1970
- E M Hamman:1970–1981
- D M Joubert: 1982–1991
- Flip P Smit: 1992–1996
- J van Zyl: 1997–2001
- Calie PistoriusCalie PistoriusCarl Wilhelm Irene Pistorius is a South African academic who is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom.-Education:...
: 2001–2009 - Cheryl de la ReyCheryl de la ReyCheryl Merle de la Rey is the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Pretoria in South Africa. She was installed as vice-chancellor in November 2009, replacing Calie Pistorius...
: 2009
Chancellors
The Chancellor is the titular head of the university. Former and current persons who have fulfilled the position are:- Justice Tielman RoosTielman RoosTielman Johannes de Villiers Roos was a right wing South African politician and sometime Cabinet minister.-Labour politics:...
, Supreme Court of Appeal and South African Minister of Justice: 1930 – 1932 - Rev Adriaan Louw: 1933 – 1934
- Dr Hendrik van der BijlHendrik van der BijlDr Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl FRS was a South African electrical engineer and industrialist. He was the founding Chairman of the Electricity Supply Commission in 1923. In 1927, he was the President of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers...
, engineer and industrialist, founding chairman of EskomEskomEskom is a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission by the government of South Africa in terms of the Electricity Act . It was also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie . The two acronyms were combined in 1986 and...
and founder of ISCORIscorMittal Steel South Africa is part of the steel company Arcelor-Mittal. The company was originally Iscor Limited, a South African parastatal steel company...
: 1934 – 1948 - Advocate Charles Theodore Te WaterCharles Theodore Te WaterCharles Theodore Te Water was a South African diplomat. He was president of the League of Nations from 1933 until 1934.-Notes:...
, South African diplomat and President of the League of NationsLeague of NationsThe League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
: 1949 – 1964 - Dr Hilgard MullerHilgard MullerHilgard Muller, was a South African politician of the National Party, Mayor of Pretoria in 1953–1955, elected an MP in 1958, appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs after the resignation of Eric Louw in 1964. He relinquished both posts in 1977...
, Mayor of Pretoria and Minister for Foreign Affairs: 1965 – 1984 - The Honourable Alwyn SchlebuschAlwyn SchlebuschAlwyn Schlebusch was the only holder of the title Vice State President of South Africa from 1 January 1981 to 14 September 1984...
, Minister of Public Works and Immigration, Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs, Minister in the Office of the President and South Africa's only Vice State President: 1984 – 1986 - Dr Anton RupertAnton RupertDr. Anthony Edward Rupert was an Afrikaner South African billionaire entrepreneur, businessman and conservationist. He was born and raised in the small town of Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape. He studied in Pretoria and ultimately moved to Stellenbosch, where he established the Rembrandt Group ...
, South African entrepreneur, conservationist and billionaire : 1987 – 1992 - Dr Chris Stals, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and multiple company directorships: 1992 – 2005
- Prof Wiseman Nkuhlu, South Africa's first black chartered accountant, economic advisor to the President, Chairman for the NEPAD steering committee, Chairman of the Development Bank of Southern Africa and multiple company directorships: 2006 to present