Jozua François "Tom" Naudé (15 April 1889,
Middelburg, Cape Colony – 31 May 1969
Cape Town
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) served as acting
state president of South Africa
The State President of the Republic of South Africa ( af, Staatspresident) was the head of state of South Africa from 1961 to 1994. The office was established when the country became a republic on 31 May 1961, albeit, outside the Commonweal ...
from 1967 to 1968.
A
National Party politician for many years,
he served as Minister of Posts and Telegraphs from 1950 to 1954, as Minister of Health from 1954 to 1958, and as Minister of Finance from 1958 to 1961.
He was then appointed
President of the Senate of South Africa
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, and in terms of the
South African Constitution of 1961
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Le ...
he would be required ''ex officio'' under a
dormant commission
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Historically, a dormant commission was given in relation to a military command. During the Crimean War, Sir ...
to act as
State President of South Africa
The State President of the Republic of South Africa ( af, Staatspresident) was the head of state of South Africa from 1961 to 1994. The office was established when the country became a republic on 31 May 1961, albeit, outside the Commonweal ...
whenever that office was vacant. He was unexpectedly called upon to do this when
Dr Eben Dönges, who was elected to succeed
C.R. Swart as State President in 1967, suffered a stroke and fell into a coma before he could be inaugurated. Naudé was Acting State President for ten months, until Dönges died and
was inaugurated in his place.
Tom Naudé Technical High School in Polokwane (previously
) was named after him.
References
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1889 births
1969 deaths
Afrikaner people
Finance ministers of South Africa
Health ministers of South Africa
Herenigde Nasionale Party politicians
Ministers of Home Affairs of South Africa
National Party (South Africa) politicians
People from Middelburg, Eastern Cape
Presidents of the Senate of South Africa
Speakers of the House of Assembly (South Africa)
State Presidents of South Africa
United Party (South Africa) politicians