| Louis le Grange | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister of South Africa | |
| In office 1978–1986 | |
| President | Marais Viljoen |
| Prime Minister | |
| Speaker of the House of Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 1987–1991 | |
| President | F.W. de Klerk |
| Preceded by | Johan Greeff |
| Succeeded by | Gene Louw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1928-08-16)16 August 1928 Ladybrand, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa |
| Died | 25 October 1991(1991-10-25) (aged 63) Potchefstroom, Orange Free State (province), South Africa |
| Citizenship | South African citizenship |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse |
Jessie Ortlepp-Marais
(m. 1952) |
| Alma mater | Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education |
Louis le Grange (16 August 1928 – 25 October 1991) was a lawyer, a South African politician and a member of the National Party.
Early life
Le Grange was born to Elizabeth Raats and Johannes Jacobus Le Grange in Ladybrand in the Orange Free State of South Africa. He attended primary school in Fochville and Potchefstroom and matriculated Potchefstroom Hoer Volkskool in 1946. After matriculating, he joined the Department of Interior and Justice in 1947 as clerk while studying for a Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Africa, obtaining it in 1953. He left to become an attorney in partnership, obtaining his Attorneys' Admission Diploma in 1955 and an LL.B. in 1956. He received a BA Honours in Political Science in 1964 from the University of Potchefstroom.
Political career
He came from a politically active family, his mother a secretary of the National Party's Kimberley branch in 1915, while his father had stood as an independent in Losberg in 1938. He was a member of the National Party, Member of Parliament for the constituency of Potchefstroom (1966-1991), Deputy Minister of Information (1975-1978), Interior (1975-1978), Immigration (1978), and Public Works (1978), in governments of John Vorster.
He then served as Minister of Tourism and Public Works (1978-1979), Prisons (1979-1980), Police (1979-1982) and Law and Order (1982-1986) in the cabinets of P.W. Botha, before he became the 13th Speaker of the House of Assembly of South Africa (1987-1991).
Marriage
He married Jessie Ortlepp-Marais in May 1952, and had two sons and two daughters.
Death
He died of a heart attack in Potchefstroom, aged 63.
References
- "Louis le Grange het gesterf soos hy geleef het tussen vriende" [Louis le Grange died the way he lived – among friends]. Beeld (in Afrikaans). 28 October 1991. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014.
- ^ Gastrow, Shelagh (1985). Who's who in South African politics. Internet Archive. Johannesburg : Ravan Press. ISBN 978-0-86975-280-7.
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