Theodor Johannes Adolph Gerdener (19 March 1916 – 21 November 2013) was a South African politician and author. Born in

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, Gerdener served as an interior minister for the National Party. He resigned from the National Party, and founded and chaired the

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from 1973 to 1977. He was Administrator of the Natal Province between November 1961 and August 1970. Theo Gerdener died on 21 November 2013, aged 97, in

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.Gerdener 'rolmodel van hoe mens moet leef'

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