Background
De VILLIERS, Willem was born on April 4, 1921 in Jacobsdal, Orange Free State.
De VILLIERS, Willem was born on April 4, 1921 in Jacobsdal, Orange Free State.
Grey College, Bloemfontein and University of Cape Town.
Engineer, Pretoria Power Station 1945-1949. Joined Anglo American Corporation 1950, successively Engineer, Power Station Support, Technology Research and Development Engineer, Engineering Support, Assistant Manager and Manager, Rhokana Corporation, Kitwe, Zambia 1950-1960. Consulting Mechanical Engineer responsible for method and work studies at the gold mines, Anglo American Corporation, Johannesburg and at Welkom 1961-1965.
Played an important part in the planning of the Cabora-Bassa project
Manager Director L.T.A. Engineering 1965-1968. Industrial Adviser to Sanlam 1968-1970.
Deputy Manager Director, General Mining Union Corporation 1970-1971, Manager Director 1971-1976, Executive Chairman 1976-1982. Minister of Administration, and Privatization September since 1989.
Married Francina Maria Meyer in 1949.