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Stoffel Botha

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

Jan Christoffel Greyling "Stoffel" Botha (1929–1998) was a South African lawyer and politician. He was 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.

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

He was appointed administrator of the Natal 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 for health reasons and, despite bypass surgery, he died of heart failure at age 69 in 1998.

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Political offices
Preceded by Administrator of Natal Province
1979–1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Home Affairs
1985-1989
Succeeded by