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Zach de Beer (Zacharias Johannes de Beer) was born on 11 October, 1928 in Woodstock, Cape Town, Western Cape, Union of South Africa, is a South African politician (1928–1999). Discover Zach de Beer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

Popular As Zacharias Johannes de Beer
Occupation Politician businessman diplomat activist
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 11 October 1928
Birthday 11 October
Birthplace Woodstock, Cape Town, Western Cape, Union of South Africa
Date of death 27 May, 1999
Died Place Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Nationality South Africa

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His wife is Maureen Strauss (div.) Mona Schwartz

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Zach de Beer Net Worth

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1928

Zacharias Johannes de Beer (11 October 1928 – 27 May 1999) was a South African politician, businessman and diplomat.

A liberal Afrikaner, he was the last federal leader of the Progressive Federal Party and then the co-federal leader of the Democratic Party.

1951

Educated at Bishop's Diocesan College in Rondebosch, He completed an MBChB degree at the University of Cape Town in 1951.

There he was elected president of the Students Representative Council.

De Beer was born in Woodstock, Cape Town, the son of Jean Isobel (MacRae) and Zacharias Johannes de Beer.

1953

He was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1953 as an MP for the opposition United Party.

He was 24 years old at the time, and was the youngest MP ever elected to the parliament.

On the party's left wing, he and fellow MPs including Helen Suzman, Colin Eglin, Ray Swart, Harry Lawrence and Dr Jan Steytler resigned from the party after its national congress voted against returning any further land to the black majority for their occupation and use.

1959

He and the other liberal MPs formed the new Progressive Party in 1959.

1961

Like all the Progressive MPs except Helen Suzman, De Beer lost his seat in the 1961 general election.

He joined an advertising agency before moving on to work for the Anglo American PLC/De Beers diamond mining conglomerate.

1977

In the 1977 general election, he was returned to Parliament as an MP for what had become the Progressive Federal Party which had been formed that year through a merger of the Progressive Party and various other liberal groups of MPs. He became the PFP's leader in August 1988 and, with Denis Worrall and Wynand Malan was a co-leader of the new Democratic Party when it formed in 1989.

1994

Following the DP's defeat in the first post-apartheid election of 1994, De Beer resigned as party leader.

He was appointed South African ambassador to the Netherlands by Nelson Mandela.

De Beer was for many years a director of Anglo American PLC/De Beers.

1999

He died of a stroke at his home in Clifton, Cape Town, in 1999.