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F. W. de Klerk

Politician

F. W. de Klerk is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	F. W. de Klerk · F.W. de Klerk · F.W.de Klerk · Frederik Villem de Klerk · Frederik Willem de Klerk · 20 more...				[sources]
Other name	Daftar laman yang sedang dialih bahasa · De klerk · F W de Klerk · FW de Klerk · Frederic Willem de Klerk · 26 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Клерк · フレデリク・デクラーク · フレデリック・ウィレム・デ・クラーク · フレデリック・デクラーク · 弗雷德里克·威廉·德克勒克 · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1936-03-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Johannesburg				[sources]
Death date	2021-11-11				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	South Africa				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Frederik				[sources]
Last name	de Klerk				[sources]
Website	fwdeklerk.org				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q151813				[sources]
Position	Deputy President of South Africa (1994-1996) · Minister of Education (1984-1989) · Minister of Energy (1979-1982) · Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa (1982-1985) · Minister of Social Development (1978-1978) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Goodenough College · North-West University · Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education				[sources]
Religion	Reformed Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-06	Last processed	2025-11-06	First seen	2024-09-28

Descriptions

7th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-29

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Marike de Klerk Politician	spouse	1959	1998
Corrie Coetzer Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Deputy President of South Africa	1994-05-10	1996-06-30

Data sources

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