Birth name | Dawid Jacobus de Villiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 July 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Burgersdorp, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 April 2022 81) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hoërskool Bellville, Bellville, Western Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Stellenbosch University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of Parliament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1972–1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Johannesburg West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South African Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1979–1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of Trade,Industry and Tourism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1980–1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Andries Treurnicht | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Kent Durr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Piketberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1989–1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Daniel Steyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | George Bartlett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Piketberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1992–1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Pallo Jordan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Jacobus de Villiers (10 July 1940 –23 April 2022) [1] [2] was an ordained minister in the Dutch Reformed Church;a South African Government minister and a Springbok rugby captain.
His father Coenie was a railway clerk and organizer of the National Party and Member of Parliament for the Vasco constituency from 1953 to 1961. The family moved to Caledon where he began his schooling. However,they moved again a year later to Bellville,where he matriculated in 1959 at the Hoërskool Bellville. [1]
In 1960 he studied at the University of Stellenbosch where he obtained a degree in Theology and gained honours in Philosophy. During 1962 to 1963,he was President of the Student Council.
In 1963–1964,he was a part-time lecturer in philosophy at the University of the Western Cape and was awarded the Abe Bailey and Markotter scholarships. [3] : 72 He was the Pastor of the Wellington congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church from 1967 to 1969. After that,he became a lecturer at the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU). In 1972 he completed his MA in philosophy and received a scholarship to study abroad.
He was married to Suzaan Mangold. [3] They had three daughters and a son. [1] : 73
De Villiers also excelled in rugby (scrumhalf position) and became involved in all levels of the sport,including representing South Africa in 25 test matches, [4] His first international test match was in 1962 against the British Lions,aged 22. In 1970 he captained the Springboks against New Zealand. [5]
No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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1. | British Lions | 3–0 | Scrumhalf | 21 July 1962 | Kings Park,Durban | |
2. | British Lions | 8–3 | Scrumhalf | 4 Aug 1962 | Newlands,Cape Town | |
3. | Ireland | 6–9 | Scrumhalf | 10 April 1965 | Lansdowne Road,Dublin | |
4. | New Zealand | 3–6 | Scrumhalf (c) | 31 July 1965 | Athletic Park,Wellington | |
5. | New Zealand | 19–16 | Scrumhalf (c) | 4 September 1965 | Lancaster Park,Christchurch | |
6. | New Zealand | 3–20 | Scrumhalf (c) | 18 September 1965 | Eden Park,Auckland | |
7. | France | 26–3 | Scrumhalf (c) | 15 July 1967 | Kings Park,Durban | |
8. | France | 16–3 | Scrumhalf (c) | 22 July 1967 | Free State Stadium,Bloemfontein | |
9. | France | 14–19 | Scrumhalf (c) | 29 July 1967 | Ellis Park,Johannesburg | |
10. | France | 6–6 | Scrumhalf (c) | 12 August 1967 | Newlands,Cape Town | |
11. | British Lions | 25–20 | Scrumhalf (c) | 1 | 8 June 1968 | Loftus Versfeld,Pretoria |
12. | British Lions | 6–6 | Scrumhalf (c) | 22 June 1968 | Boet Erasmus,Port Elizabeth | |
13. | British Lions | 11–6 | Scrumhalf (c) | 13 July 1968 | Newlands,Cape Town | |
14. | British Lions | 19–6 | Scrumhalf (c) | 27 July 1968 | Ellis Park,Johannesburg | |
15. | France | 12–9 | Scrumhalf (c) | 9 November 1968 | Stade Chaban-Delmas,Bordeaux | |
16. | France | 16–11 | Scrumhalf (c) | 1 | 16 November 1968 | Stade Olympique,Colombes |
17. | Australia | 30–11 | Scrumhalf (c) | 2 August 1969 | Ellis Park,Johannesburg | |
18. | Australia | 19–8 | Scrumhalf (c) | 20 September 1969 | Free State Stadium,Bloemfontein | |
19. | England | 8–11 | Scrumhalf (c) | 20 December 1969 | Twickenham,London | |
20. | Ireland | 8–8 | Scrumhalf (c) | 10 January 1970 | Lansdowne Road,Dublin | |
21. | Wales | 6–6 | Scrumhalf (c) | 24 January 1970 | National Stadium,Cardiff | |
22. | New Zealand | 17–6 | Scrumhalf (c) | 1 | 25 July 1970 | Loftus Versfeld,Pretoria |
23. | New Zealand | 8–9 | Scrumhalf (c) | 8 August 1970 | Newlands,Cape Town | |
24. | New Zealand | 14–3 | Scrumhalf (c) | 29 August 1970 | Boet Erasmus Stadium,Port Elizabeth | |
25. | New Zealand | 20–17 | Scrumhalf (c) | 12 September 1970 | Ellis Park,Johannesburg |
While he was lecturing at RAU,the then rector,Gerrit Viljoen,persuaded him at this time to become active in politics. Against his father's wishes,De Villiers entered politics and stood for election. He was elected to the House of Assembly as MP for Johannesburg West and was re-elected in the elections of 1974 and 1977. [3] : 72
In April 1979,De Villiers was appointed South African Ambassador in London. [3] : 72 On his return in October 1980 he became Minister of Trade and Industry. [3] : 73 The following year he contested the Gardens constituency in Cape Town,but lost to Ken Andrew of the Progressive Federal Party. [3] : 73 He was subsequently elected MP for Piketberg,Cape Province. [3] : 73
While he was the Minister of Trade and Industry,the Liquor Act was passed which desegregated South African bars at the owners’discretion and the South African Tourist Board was established. In 1983,he called a commission to investigate monopolies,and he stimulated small business in rural and ‘homeland’areas. In 1989 he became Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs,and of Public Enterprises as well as Cape NP leader.
He died from cancer in Stellenbosch,Western Cape on 23 April 2022.
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