Piet Marais
Piet Marais | |
|---|---|
| House of Assembly | |
| Assembly Member for Stellenbosch | |
| In office 1982–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pieter Gabriel Marais 23 October 1932 Robertson, Cape Province Union of South Africa |
| Died | 28 December 2001 (aged 69) Stellenbosch, Western Cape Republic of South Africa |
| Political party | National Party |
Pieter Gabriel Marais (23 October 1932 in Robertson - 28 December 2001) was a South African politician who served as the last Minister of Education of the apartheid era. He represented the National Party (NP) in the House of Assembly from 1982 to 1994, serving the Stellenbosch constituency, and went on to represent the NP in the first democratic Parliament from 1994 until his retirement in 1999.