Eugene Louw
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| Speaker of the House of Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| President | FW de Klerk |
| Preceded by | Louis le Grange |
| Succeeded by | Frene Ginwala |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office May 1992 – 30 March 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Roelf Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Kobie Coetsee |
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Leon Wessels |
| Succeeded by | Louis Shill |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 1989–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Stoffel Botha |
| Succeeded by | Louis Pienaar |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 1989–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Gerrit Viljoen |
| Succeeded by | Louis Pienaar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eugene Louw (1931-07-15)15 July 1931 |
| Died | 12 October 2015(2015-10-12) (aged 84) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | National Party (South Africa) |
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Eugene "Gene" Louw, (15 July 1931 – 12 October 2015),[1] was a South African politician, member of the National Party, MP for Durbanville and Paarl, who was administrator for Cape Province (1979–1989), Minister of Home Affairs[2] (1989–1992), National Education (1989–1990), Public Works (1992–1993) and Defence (1992–1993) in the F.W. de Klerk government.
Louw retired from political life in 1994 to return to his work as a lawyer in Durbanville.
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| Preceded by | Minister of Defence 1992–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Minister of Public Works 1992–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Minister of Home Affairs 1989–1992 |
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| Preceded by | Minister of Education 1989–1990 |
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Speakers of the Lower House of Parliament of South Africa
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| National Assembly (1994–present) |
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