Leopold Lovell | |
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Minister of Finance of Swaziland | |
In office 1967–1972 | |
Succeeded by | Robert P. Stephens |
Personal details | |
Born | 1907 |
Died | 1976 |
Nationality | South Africa Swaziland |
Political party | Labour Party (South Africa) |
Leopold Lovell was a politician from Swaziland and South Africa.
Lovell was born in 1907,in Willowmore in Eastern Cape. [1] He was a Jew. [2] His education was focused on classical literature. [3] He was a member of Labour party,and represented Benoni in South African Parliament from 1949 to 1958. [2] He was defeated in the 1958 elections. [1] Lovell was reportedly a strong advocate against Apartheid,which eventually caused him to emigrate to Swaziland. [3] He emigrated to Swaziland in 1961, [2] [1] and worked there as a lawyer. [3]
Lovell was approached by King Sobhuza II to became his minister of finance, [3] and he was appointed the first Minister of Finance of Swaziland from 1967 to 1972. [4] [5] He was a natural conservative in favor of fiscal austerity. [3]
Lovell died in 1976. [1]