Christian Lodewyk Stals | |
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Governor of the South African Reserve Bank | |
In office August 1989 –August 1999 | |
Preceded by | Gerhard De Kock |
Succeeded by | Tito Mboweni |
Personal details | |
Born | Germiston,Transvaal,Union of South Africa | 13 March 1934
Citizenship | South African citizenship |
Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
Christian Lodewyk Stals,better known as Chris Stals (born 13 March 1934 [1] ) was the seventh Governor of the South African Reserve Bank,serving from 8 August 1989 to 7 August 1999. He succeeded Gerhard de Kock who had died in office.
He obtained a BComm degree from the University of Pretoria [1]
During his term,South Africa's constitutional arrangements were changed again. The Second Republic was superseded by the Third Republic. It was also during his term that South Africa returned to the Commonwealth of Nations. It was President Nelson Mandela who kept Stals in office. Stals was succeeded by Tito Mboweni. [2] [3]
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