Lourens Muller

Lourens Muller
Minister of Transport
Assumed office
1974-1979
Prime Minister P. W. Botha
Preceded by Ben Schoeman
Succeeded by Chris Heunis
Personal details
Born (1917-09-27)27 September 1917
District Beaufort West
Died 30 April 2005(2005-04-30) (aged 87)
Somerset West, South Africa
Resting place Robertson
Political party National Party
Other political
affiliations
Konserwatiewe Party
Spouse(s) Hanlie van Niekerk
(1927-2005 (his death))
Occupation Politician

Stefanus Lourens Muller (1917–2005) was a South African politician and cabinet minister.

Political career

He was a member of the National Party, MP for Ceres (1961–1979), vice-Minister of Justice (1966), Police (1966–1968), Finance (1966–1968), Economic Affairs (1966–1968), and Minister of Home Affairs (1968–1970), Police (1968–1974), Economic Affairs (1970–1974) and Transport (1974–1979) in the governments of John Vorster and P. W. Botha.

Political offices
Preceded by
Ben Schoeman
Minister of Transport
1974–1979
Succeeded by
Chris Heunis
Preceded by
Jan Haak
Minister of Economic Affairs
1970–1974
Succeeded by
Owen Horwood
Preceded by
P. K. Le Roux
Minister of Home Affairs
1968–1974
Succeeded by
Marais Viljoen
Preceded by
John Vorster
Minister of Police
1968–1974
Succeeded by
Jimmy Kruger



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