Jan Christoffel Greyling "Stoffel" Botha (1929–1998) was a South African lawyer and politician. He was a member of the National Party, served as member of Parliament (elected representative of the Eshowe constituency in 1974), administrator of

Natal Province The Province of Natal (), commonly called Natal, was a province of South Africa from May 1910 until May 1994. Its capital was Pietermaritzburg. During this period rural areas inhabited by the black African population of Natal were organised int ...

(1979–1984),

Minister of Home Affairs An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

(1985–1989) in the P.W. Botha government. A lawyer by profession, he began his professional career in

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before starting a political career. He was appointed administrator of the Natal province in 1979. He was the provincial head of the National Party when State President P.W. Botha named him to the government in 1984 first as Minister of Education, then as Minister of Home Affairs and later the Post and Telecommunications portfolio was added to his duties. In 1989, he announced his retirement from political life for health reasons and, despite bypass surgery, he died of heart failure at age 69 in 1998.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Botha, Stoffel 1929 births 1998 deaths Afrikaner people National Party (South Africa) politicians Members of the House of Assembly (South Africa) Ministers of home affairs of South Africa