Alwyn Louis Schlebusch[1] (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.[2] 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.
The position of Vice State President was created when the Senate was abolished in 1981.[5] 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.[6]
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.[4]
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alwyn, schlebusch, alwyn, louis, schlebusch, september, 1917, january, 2008, south, african, politician, only, holder, title, vice, state, president, south, africa, from, january, 1982, september, 1984, afrikaner, with, surname, german, origin, born, lady, gre. Alwyn Louis Schlebusch 1 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 2 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 Alwyn SchlebuschVice State President of South AfricaIn office 1 January 1982 14 September 1984PresidentMarais ViljoenPrime MinisterP W BothaSpeaker of Parliament of South AfricaIn office 1974 1976Preceded byKlopper H J Succeeded byLoots J Personal detailsBornAlwyn Louis Schlebusch 1917 09 16 16 September 1917Lady Grey Cape Province South AfricaDied7 January 2008 2008 01 07 aged 90 Pretoria Gauteng South AfricaPolitical partyNationalSpouse s Isabella Elizabeth Krause and Jeanette RouenChildren4Alma materUniversity of PretoriaOccupationPoliticianAlwyn Schlebusch s coat of arms 1971 Career editSchlebusch was appointed chair of the eponymous Schlebusch Commission 3 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 4 The position of Vice State President was created when the Senate was abolished in 1981 5 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 6 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 4 References edit SCHLEBUSCH Alwyn Louis 1917 2008 1 genealogy org za Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Index Sc Sf rulers org Schlebusch dies in Pretoria Sapa Independent Online 8 January 2008 a b SA s only state vice president dies at 90 Mail amp Guardian 7 January 2008 Christopher R Hill 1983 Change in South Africa Blind Alleys Or New Directions Rowman amp Littlefield p 157 ISBN 978 0 86036 200 5 D Marais 1985 Constitutional Development of South Africa Macmillan South Africa p 65 ISBN 978 0 86954 218 7 Academic officesPreceded byHilgard Muller Chancellor of the University of Pretoria1984 1986 Succeeded byAnton Rupert Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alwyn Schlebusch amp oldid 1132303129, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
