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Christiaan Loedolff Fismer (born 30 September 1956) was the Deputy Minister of General Affairs and Deputy
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under
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n President Nelson Mandela, from 1994/5 to 1999.


Early life and education

Fismer was born in
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and matriculated from the
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in 1974. He graduated from the
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in 1978 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree before also completing a BLC degree in 1981 and LLB in 1983.


Early career

Whilst at university, Fismer became more politically active, joining the National Party and serving as chairman of its Youth Action in the
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in 1984/85. He also did his national service in 1982/83. After university, Fismer served as a public prosecutor at the Pretoria Magistrates' Court before qualifying as a lawyer in the Pretoria Bar in 1986. He practised law until being elected to parliament as member for Rissik in the 1987 general election. He was elected senior Transvaal whip of the National Party in 1989. Fismer participated in the
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as National Party representative at the working group for timeframes and implementation, in December 1991. In 1993 he was appointed F. W. de Klerk's parliamentary and political assistant (Deputy Minister) until the following year when he again was returned to parliament in the April general elections.


See also

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References

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