Christo Ferro Liebenberg (born 2 October 1934) is a South African banker who was
Minister for Finance of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
, from 19 September 1994 to 4 April 1996, in the government of national unity chaired by
Nelson Mandela.
He was born in
Touws River in the Western Cape. His father worked on the railway lines. Touws River was one of the biggest railway junctions of that time in South Africa. He was educated at Worcester Boys' High School,
Harvard Business School AMP,
INSEAD
INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe (Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...
and
Cranfield University.
He started working at Nedcor Bank in 1952 as a messenger. He worked his way up until 1994 when he retired as CEO of
Nedbank
Nedbank Group is a financial services group in South Africa offering wholesale and retail banking services as well as insurance, asset management, and wealth management. Nedbank Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nedbank Group.
Nedbank's ...
after serving for four years.
Nelson Mandela asked him to take over from Finance Minister
Derek Keys in 1994.
As he was not affiliated to any political party, President Nelson Mandela changed the constitution to accommodate Liebenberg as Finance Minister.
As per agreement, he stayed for a certain period after which the position then went to
Trevor Manuel
Trevor Andrew Manuel (born 31 January 1956) is a South African politician who served in the government of South Africa as Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2009, during the presidencies of Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe, an ...
.
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Living people
1934 births
Afrikaner people
South African people of German descent
South African people of Dutch descent
Finance ministers of South Africa
INSEAD alumni
South African chief executives
South African bankers
Alumni of Cranfield University
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