Stoffel Botha
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Jan Christoffel Stoffel Botha (1929-1998) was a South Africa
n politician
, a member of the National Party
, elected representative of Port Natal (until 1989), administrator of Natal Province
(1982-1984), Minister of Home Affairs
(1985-1989) in the PW Botha government.
Lawyer by profession, he began his professional career in Pretoria
before starting a political career.
Elected to Natal where he owned a farm, he was named administrator of the province in province en 1982 by Pieter Botha. He was the provincial head of the national party when President Pieter Botha named him to the government in 1985 as Minister of Home Affairs. In this post, he was responsibe for censorship
, and became the bête noire of opposition press, including The Weekly Mail. In 1986, he opposed proposition to power-share with the black majority, reaffirming his support for apartheid.
In 1989, when Frederik de Klerk came to power, he announced his retirement from political life, and died in 1998.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, a member of the National Party
National Party (South Africa)
The National Party is a former political party in South Africa. Founded in 1914, it was the governing party of the country from 4 June 1948 until 9 May 1994. Members of the National Party were sometimes known as Nationalists or Nats. Its policies included apartheid, the establishment of a...
, elected representative of Port Natal (until 1989), administrator of Natal Province
Natal Province
Natal, meaning "Christmas" in Portuguese, was a province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994. Its capital was Pietermaritzburg. The Natal Province included the bantustan of KwaZulu...
(1982-1984), Minister of Home Affairs
Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa)
The Minister of Home Affairs is the minister in the Cabinet of South Africa with responsibility for the Department of Home Affairs. The position includes responsibility for immigration, refugee and asylum policy, for the civil registry, and for the issuing of identity documents and passports.-List...
(1985-1989) in the PW Botha government.
Lawyer by profession, he began his professional career in Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
before starting a political career.
Elected to Natal where he owned a farm, he was named administrator of the province in province en 1982 by Pieter Botha. He was the provincial head of the national party when President Pieter Botha named him to the government in 1985 as Minister of Home Affairs. In this post, he was responsibe for censorship
Censorship
thumb|[[Book burning]] following the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état|1973 coup]] that installed the [[Military government of Chile |Pinochet regime]] in Chile...
, and became the bête noire of opposition press, including The Weekly Mail. In 1986, he opposed proposition to power-share with the black majority, reaffirming his support for apartheid.
In 1989, when Frederik de Klerk came to power, he announced his retirement from political life, and died in 1998.