Dawie de Villiers

{{Short description|South African rugby union footballer (1940–2022)}}

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| birth_name = Dawid Jacobus de Villiers

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| birth_place = Burgersdorp, Cape Province, South Africa

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|07|10|df=y}}

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| death_place = Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

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| school = Hoërskool Bellville, Bellville, Western Cape

| university = Stellenbosch University

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| office = Member of Parliament

| term_start = 1972

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| office2 = South African Ambassador to the United Kingdom

| term_start2 = 1979

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| office3 = Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism

| term_start3 = 1980

| term_end3 = 1986

| predecessor3 = Andries Treurnicht

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| office4 = Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs

| term_start4 = 1989

| term_end4 = 1991

| predecessor4 = Daniel Steyn

| successor4 = George Bartlett

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Dawid Jacobus de Villiers (10 July 1940 – 23 April 2022){{cite web | url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/dawid-dawie-jacobus-de-villiers | title=Dawie de Villiers - SA History | accessdate=7 April 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Mostert |first=Herman |title=Former Springbok captain Dawie de Villiers dies |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/springboks/former-springbok-captain-dawie-de-villiers-dies-20220424 |access-date=24 April 2022 |website=Sport |language=en-US}} was an ordained minister in the Dutch Reformed Church; a South African Government minister and a Springbok rugby captain.

Biography

His father Coenie was a railway clerk and organizer of the National Party and Member of Parliament for the Vasco constituency from 1953 to 1961. The family moved to Caledon where he began his schooling. However, they moved again a year later to Bellville, where he matriculated in 1959 at the Hoërskool Bellville.

In 1960 he studied at the University of Stellenbosch where he obtained a degree in Theology and gained honours in Philosophy. During 1962 to 1963, he was President of the Student Council.

In 1963–1964, he was a part-time lecturer in philosophy at the University of the Western Cape and was awarded the Abe Bailey and Markotter scholarships.{{rp|72}} He was the Pastor of the Wellington congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church from 1967 to 1969. After that, he became a lecturer at the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU). In 1972 he completed his MA in philosophy and received a scholarship to study abroad.

He was married to Suzaan Mangold.{{Cite book |last=Gastrow |first=Shelagh |url=http://archive.org/details/whoswhoinsouthaf0000gast |title=Who's who in South African politics |date=1985 |publisher=Johannesburg : Ravan Press |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-86975-280-7}} They had three daughters and a son.{{rp|73}}

Springbok rugby

De Villiers also excelled in rugby (scrumhalf position) and became involved in all levels of the sport, including representing South Africa in 25 test matches,{{cite web | url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/6702.html | title=ESPN Scrum | website=ESPNscrum | accessdate=28 January 2013}} His first international test match was in 1962 against the British Lions, aged 22. In 1970 he captained the Springboks against New Zealand.{{Cite book|title=South African rugby test players 1949-1995|last=Jooste|first=Graham K.|date=1995|publisher=Penguin|isbn=0140250174|location=Johannesburg|pages=40–78|oclc=36916860}}

= Test history =

No.	Opponents	Results (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Dates	Venue
class="wikitable sortable"
1.	British Lions	3–0	Scrumhalf		21 July 1962	Kings Park, Durban
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 2.	British Lions	8–3	Scrumhalf		4 Aug 1962	Newlands, Cape Town
3.	Ireland	6–9	Scrumhalf		10 April 1965	Lansdowne Road, Dublin
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 4.	New Zealand	3–6	Scrumhalf (c)		31 July 1965	Athletic Park, Wellington
5.	New Zealand	19–16	Scrumhalf (c)		4 September 1965	Lancaster Park, Christchurch
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 6.	New Zealand	3–20	Scrumhalf (c)		18 September 1965	Eden Park, Auckland
7.	France	26–3	Scrumhalf (c)		15 July 1967	Kings Park, Durban
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 8.	France	16–3	Scrumhalf (c)		22 July 1967	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
9.	France	14–19	Scrumhalf (c)		29 July 1967	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 10.	France	6–6	Scrumhalf (c)		12 August 1967	Newlands, Cape Town
11.	British Lions	25–20	Scrumhalf (c)	align="center"\|1	8 June 1968	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 12.	British Lions	6–6	Scrumhalf (c)		22 June 1968	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
13.	British Lions	11–6	Scrumhalf (c)		13 July 1968	Newlands, Cape Town
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 14.	British Lions	19–6	Scrumhalf (c)		27 July 1968	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
15.	France	12–9	Scrumhalf (c)		9 November 1968	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 16.	France	16–11	Scrumhalf (c)	align="center"\|1	16 November 1968	Stade Olympique, Colombes
17.	Australia	30–11	Scrumhalf (c)		2 August 1969	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 18.	Australia	19–8	Scrumhalf (c)		20 September 1969	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
19.	England	8–11	Scrumhalf (c)		20 December 1969	Twickenham, London
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 20.	Ireland	8–8	Scrumhalf (c)		10 January 1970	Lansdowne Road, Dublin
21.	Wales	6–6	Scrumhalf (c)		24 January 1970	National Stadium, Cardiff
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 22.	New Zealand	17–6	Scrumhalf (c)	align="center"\|1	25 July 1970	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
23.	New Zealand	8–9	Scrumhalf (c)		8 August 1970	Newlands, Cape Town
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 24.	New Zealand	14–3	Scrumhalf (c)		29 August 1970	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
25.	New Zealand	20–17	Scrumhalf (c)		12 September 1970	Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Politics

While he was lecturing at RAU, the then rector, Gerrit Viljoen, persuaded him at this time to become active in politics. Against his father's wishes, De Villiers entered politics and stood for election. He was elected to the House of Assembly as MP for Johannesburg West and was re-elected in the elections of 1974 and 1977.{{rp|72}}

In April 1979, De Villiers was appointed South African Ambassador in London.{{rp|72}} On his return in October 1980 he became Minister of Trade and Industry.{{rp|73}} The following year he contested the Gardens constituency in Cape Town, but lost to Ken Andrew of the Progressive Federal Party.{{rp|73}} He was subsequently elected MP for Piketberg, Cape Province.{{rp|73}}

While he was the Minister of Trade and Industry, the Liquor Act was passed which desegregated South African bars at the owners’ discretion and the South African Tourist Board was established. In 1983, he called a commission to investigate monopolies, and he stimulated small business in rural and ‘homeland’ areas. In 1989 he became Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs, and of Public Enterprises as well as Cape NP leader.