Tom Naudé

Jozua François Naudé
State President of South Africa (acting)
In office 1967–1968
Prime Minister	B. J. Vorster
Preceded by	Charles Robberts Swart
Succeeded by	Jacobus Johannes Fouché
Minister of Finance
In office 1956–1961
Prime Minister	H.F. Verwoerd
Minister of Health
In office 1954–1956
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs
In office 1950–1954
Personal details
Born	(1889-04-15)15 April 1889 Middelburg, Cape, South Africa
Died	31 May 1969(1969-05-31) (aged 80) Cape Town, South Africa
Political party	National Party
Spouse(s)	Alida Bink (d.) Beatrice Gie (d.) Susara Durr
Children	2

Jozua François ('Tom') Naudé (15 April 1889, Middelburg, Cape – 31 May 1969 Cape Town)^[1] served as Acting State President of South Africa from 1967 to 1968.^[2]

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, and in terms of the republican constitution he would be required ex officio to act as State President 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 Jim Fouché was inaugurated in his place.

Tom Naudé Technical High School in Polokwane (previously Pietersburg) was named after him.

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