Stoffel Botha

Jan Christoffel Greyling "Stoffel" Botha (1929–1998) was a South African politician, a member of the National Party, served as member of Parliament (elected representative of the Eshowe constituency in 1974), administrator of Natal Province (1979–1984), Minister of Home Affairs (1985–1989) in the P.W. Botha government.

See also: Botha
Jan Christoffel Greyling Botha
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
1984–1989
PresidentP. W. Botha
Personal details
Born1929
Died1998
Political partyNational Party
OccupationLawyer

Lawyer by profession, he began his professional career in Johannesburg before starting a political career.

Elected to Natal where he owned a farm, he was appointed administrator of the province in 1979. He was the provincial head of the National Party when State President P.W. Botha named him to the government in 1984 first as Minister of Education, then as Minister of Home Affairs and later the Post and Telecommunications portfolio was added to his duties.

In 1989 he announced his retirement from political life due to health reasons and despite bypass surgery he died of heart failure at age 69 in 1998.

References
    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Wynand Havemann    		 Administrator of Natal Province
    1979–1984    		 Succeeded by
    Radclyffe Cadman
    Preceded by
    Frederik de Klerk    		 Minister of Home Affairs
    1985-1989    		 Succeeded by
    Gene Louw
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