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Lourens Muller | |
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| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 29 April 1974 – February 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | John Vorster P. W. Botha |
| Preceded by | Ben Schoeman |
| Succeeded by | Chris Heunis |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office 22 April 1970 – 29 April 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | John Vorster |
| Preceded by | Jan Haak |
| Succeeded by | Owen Horwood |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 9 August 1968 – 22 April 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | John Vorster |
| Preceded by | P. K. Le Roux |
| Succeeded by | Marais Viljoen |
| Minister of Police | |
| In office 9 August 1968 – 29 April 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | John Vorster |
| Preceded by | John Vorster |
| Succeeded by | Jimmy Kruger asMinister of Justice, Police and Prisons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stefanus Lourens Muller (1917-09-27)27 September 1917 |
| Died | 30 April 2005(2005-04-30) (aged 87) |
| Resting place | Robertson |
| Party | National Party (1961–1980) |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative Party (from 1982) |
| Spouse | |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer, railwayman |
Stefanus Lourens Muller (1917–2005) was a South African politician and cabinet minister.
Lourens Muller was born inBeaufort West in theCape Province in 1917. Muller worked forSouth African Railways before studying law and practicing as a lawyer inRobertson. He was married to the soprano singer Hanlie van Niekerk, but divorced soon afterwards. In 1961, he was elected toparliament as theNational Party candidate in the constituency ofCeres. Muller initially worked under the Justice ministry, then held several ministerial posts under prime ministerJohn Vorster with whom he had developed a close political alliance. Under the Vorster and Botha governments, Muller held the ministries of Police, Economic Affairs, Home Affairs and Transport.
After Vorster's resignation asState President in the aftermath of theinformation scandal, Muller was widely considered the favourite to succeed him.[1] The position instead went toMarais Viljoen.
Muller was dismissed from the government by prime ministerP. W. Botha, after a growing series of disagreements. After his dismissal, Muller left the National Party in 1980 and later became a founding member ofAndries Treurnicht'sConservative Party. In 1981, Muller would retire from parliament at that year'sgeneral election. He died after a period of illness in 2005. He had been treated at a clinic inSomerset West before his death.
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| Preceded by | Minister of Transport 1974–1979 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Economic Affairs 1970–1974 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Home Affairs 1968–1970 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Police 1968–1974 | Succeeded by |
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