Frans Erasmus
François Christiaan Erasmus | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 12 December 1959 – 10 August 1961 | |
| Prime Minister | Hendrik Verwoerd |
| Preceded by | Charles Robberts Swart |
| Succeeded by | B. J. Vorster |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 4 June 1948 – 12 December 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Jan Smuts |
| Succeeded by | Jacobus Johannes Fouché |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1896 Houtenbeck, Merweville District, Cape Colony |
| Died | 1 July 1967 (aged 71) De Mond, Bredasdorp District, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | National |
| Spouses |
Cornelia Margaretha (Corrie) Naudé
(m. 1946) |
François Christiaan Erasmus (19 January 1896 – 1 July 1967) was a South African National Party politician and Minister of Defence from June 1948 to 1959 as well as Minister of Justice from 1959 to August 1961.