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South African politician

Alwyn Schlebusch
Schlebusch, c. 1984
Vice State President of South Africa
In office
1 January 1982 – 14 September 1984
PresidentMarais Viljoen
Prime MinisterPieter Willem Botha
Speaker of Parliament of South Africa
In office
1974–1976
Preceded byKlopper, H.
Succeeded byLoots, J.
Personal details
BornAlwyn Louis Schlebusch
(1917-09-16)16 September 1917
Lady Grey, Cape Province, South Africa
Died7 January 2008(2008-01-07) (aged 90)
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Political partyNational
Spouse(s)Isabella Elizabeth Krause and Jeanette Rouen
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Pretoria
OccupationPolitician
Alwyn Schlebusch's coat of arms (1971)

Alwyn Louis Schlebusch (16 September 1917 – 7 January 2008) was a South African politician, the only holder of the title Vice State President of South Africa from 1 January 1982 to 14 September 1984. He was an Afrikaner with a surname of German origin. He was born in Lady Grey, Eastern Cape. He was the son of Charel Johannes Schlebusch and Elizabeth Cornelia Myburgh and eldest brother of Charel Johannes Schlebusch, Elsie Cornelia Schlebusch and Anna Christina Schlebusch.

Career

Schlebusch was appointed chair of the eponymous Schlebusch Commission in 1972, which had the power to cut foreign funding and seize the assets of anti-apartheid organizations, such as the Christian Institute of Southern Africa.

The position of Vice State President was created when the Senate was abolished in 1981. During his tenure, Schlebusch chaired the President's Council, which advised on the creation of a new constitution. The post was abolished when the new constitution came into effect, replacing the ceremonial post of State President with an executive State President, with only provision for an Acting State President.

Before holding the post, Schlebusch was mayor of Hennenman in the 1940s, before being elected to the House of Assembly as MP for Kroonstad from 1962 to 1980, Minister of Public Works and Immigration in 1976, and Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs in 1979. Schlebusch succeeded Jimmy Kruger in the portfolio and was viewed as a considerably more moderate figure, notably he was instrumental in compelling the Pretoria Bar Association to admit black lawyers.

Subsequently, he held the position of Minister in the Office of the President in 1986. He died on 7 January 2008. He was survived by a son and two daughters, 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. His wife, Isabel, died in 1996 of cancer. She founded the "Toktokkie" cancer campaign in South Africa.

References

  1. "SCHLEBUSCH, Alwyn Louis 1917-2008_1". genealogy.org.za. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  2. "Index Sc-Sf". rulers.org.
  3. Schlebusch dies in Pretoria, Sapa, Independent Online, 8 January 2008
  4. ^ "SA's only state vice-president dies at 90". Mail & Guardian. 7 January 2008.
  5. Christopher R. Hill (1983). Change in South Africa: Blind Alleys Or New Directions?. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-86036-200-5.
  6. D. Marais (1985). Constitutional Development of South Africa. Macmillan South Africa. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-86954-218-7.
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1984–1986 		Succeeded byAnton Rupert
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