Andries Treurnicht

Andries Treurnicht MP
Treurnicht in the early 1950s
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 1982–1993
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Ferdi Hartzenberg
Leader of the Opposition
In office 1987–1993
Preceded by	Colin Eglin
Succeeded by	Ferdi Hartzenberg
Minister of Public Works, Statistics and Tourism
In office 1979–1980
Leader of National Party in Transvaal
In office 1978–1982
Deputy Minister of Plural Relations and Development
In office 1978–1979
Deputy Minister of Education and Training
In office 1978–1979
South African Member of Parliament
In office 1971–1993
Constituency	Waterberg
Chairman of the Afrikaner Broederbond
In office 1972–1974
Preceded by	Meyer, P.J.
Succeeded by	Viljoen. G.
Personal details
Born	(1921-02-19)19 February 1921 Piketberg, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	22 April 1993(1993-04-22) (aged 72) Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	National (1971-1982)
Spouse	Engela Deyer
Children	4 daughters[1]

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Andries Petrus Treurnicht (19 February 1921 – 22 April 1993) was a South African politician, Minister of Education during the Soweto Riots and for a short time leader of the National Party in Transvaal. In 1982 he founded and led the Conservative Party of South Africa whose successes among the white electorate made him Leader of the Opposition in 1987, a position he retained until his death.