The Vice State President of South Africa ( af, Vise-Staatspresident) was a position established between 1981 and 1984.
Alwyn Schlebusch was the only holder of the position.
The position was created under constitutional reforms in 1981, which abolished the
Senate, and created a President's Council, chaired by the Vice State President, to advise on the drafting of a new constitution. The post was abolished when the
1983 Constitution came into effect, combining the ceremonial post of
State President with that of
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
, to create an executive post, with only provision for an Acting State President.
''Constitutional Development of South Africa''
D. Marais, Macmillan South Africa, 1985, page 65
The executive position of Deputy President of South Africa
The deputy president of South Africa is the deputy to the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa and is a member of the National Assembly and the Cabinet. The deputy president is constitutionally required to "assis ...
was established in 1994.
Vice State President of South Africa
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See also
* State President of South Africa
References
Apartheid government
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
Titles held only by one person
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