Background
De VILLIERS, Dawid was born on July 10, 1940 in Burgersdorp. Son of C. V. de Villiers and E. Opperman.
De VILLIERS, Dawid was born on July 10, 1940 in Burgersdorp. Son of C. V. de Villiers and E. Opperman.
Lecturer in philosophy, University of Western Cape 1963-1964. Minister, Dutch Reformed Church, Wellington, Cape 1967-1969. Lecturer in Philosophy.
Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg 1969-1972.
Chairman National Party’s Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament. 1978-1979; President Convocation, Rand Afrikaans University 1972-1979.
Ambassador to United Kingdom 1979-1980. Minister of Trade and Industry 1980-1986.
Head Budget and Welfare, Ministers Council, House of Assembly 1986-1988.
Minister in Office of State President, in Charge of Commission, for Administration, and Privatization 1988-1989, of Mineral and Energy Affairs and Public Enterprises September since 1989. Representative of South. Africa in international rugby tours 1962-1970, Captain 1965-1970. Abe Bailey Scholarship 1963-1964, Markotter Scholarship 1964.
State President’son
Parliament, for Johannesburg West 1972-1979, for Piketberg since 1980.
Married Suzaan Mangold in 1964.