Gene Louw

Eugene Louw
Speaker of the House of Assembly of South Africa
In office
1991–1994
PresidentFW de Klerk
Preceded byLouis le Grange
Succeeded byFrene Ginwala
Minister of Defence
In office
May 1992 – 30 March 1993
Preceded byRoelf Meyer
Succeeded byKobie Coetsee
Minister of Public Works
In office
1992–1993
Preceded byLeon Wessels
Succeeded byLouis Shill
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
1989–1992
Preceded byStoffel Botha
Succeeded byLouis Pienaar
Minister of Education
In office
1989–1990
Preceded byGerrit Viljoen
Succeeded byLouis Pienaar
Personal details
Born
Eugene Louw

(1931-07-15)15 July 1931
Died12 October 2015(2015-10-12) (aged 84)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyNational Party (South Africa)

Eugene "Gene" Louw, (15 July 1931 – 12 October 2015),[1] was a South African politician, member of the National Party, MP for Durbanville and Paarl, who was administrator for Cape Province (1979–1989), Minister of Home Affairs[2] (1989–1992), National Education (1989–1990), Public Works (1992–1993) and Defence (1992–1993) in the F.W. de Klerk government.

Louw retired from political life in 1994 to return to his work as a lawyer in Durbanville.

References

  1. ^ "Gene Louw served in FW de Klerk's Cabinet". Weekend Argus. 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ Goldstein, Robert Justin (2001). Political censorship. Taylor & Francis. pp. 496–. ISBN 978-1-57958-320-0. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
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