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The family moved to Caledon where he began his schooling. However, they moved again a year later to Bellville, where he matriculated in 1959 at the Ho\u00ebrskool Bellville.[1]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4In 1960 he studied at the University of Stellenbosch where he obtained a degree in Theology and gained honours in Philosophy. During 1962 to 1963, he was President of the Student Council.In 1963\u20131964, he was a part-time lecturer in philosophy at the University of the Western Cape and was awarded the Abe Bailey and Markotter scholarships.[3]:\u200a72\u200a He was the Pastor of the Wellington congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church from 1967 to 1969. After that, he became a lecturer at the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU). In 1972 he completed his MA in philosophy and received a scholarship to study abroad.He was married to Suzaan Mangold.[3] They had three daughters and a son.[1]:\u200a73\u200aSpringbok rugby[edit]De Villiers also excelled in rugby (scrumhalf position) and became involved in all levels of the sport, including representing South Africa in 25 test matches,[4] His first international test match was in 1962 against the British Lions, aged 22. In 1970 he captained the Springboks against New Zealand.[5]Test history[edit]No.OpponentsResults(SA 1st)PositionTriesDatesVenue1.British Lions3\u20130Scrumhalf21 July 1962Kings Park, Durban2.British Lions8\u20133Scrumhalf4 Aug 1962Newlands, Cape Town3.Ireland6\u20139Scrumhalf10 April 1965Lansdowne Road, Dublin4.New Zealand3\u20136Scrumhalf (c)31 July 1965Athletic Park, Wellington5.New Zealand19\u201316Scrumhalf (c)4 September 1965Lancaster Park, Christchurch6.New Zealand3\u201320Scrumhalf (c)18 September 1965Eden Park, Auckland7.France26\u20133Scrumhalf (c)15 July 1967Kings Park, Durban8.France16\u20133Scrumhalf (c)22 July 1967Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein9.France14\u201319Scrumhalf (c)29 July 1967Ellis Park, Johannesburg10.France6\u20136Scrumhalf (c)12 August 1967Newlands, Cape Town11.British Lions25\u201320Scrumhalf (c)18 June 1968Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria12.British Lions6\u20136Scrumhalf (c)22 June 1968Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth13.British Lions11\u20136Scrumhalf (c)13 July 1968Newlands, Cape Town14.British Lions19\u20136Scrumhalf (c)27 July 1968Ellis Park, Johannesburg15.France12\u20139Scrumhalf (c)9 November 1968Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux16.France16\u201311Scrumhalf (c)116 November 1968Stade Olympique, Colombes17.Australia30\u201311Scrumhalf (c)2 August 1969Ellis Park, Johannesburg18.Australia19\u20138Scrumhalf (c)20 September 1969Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein19.England8\u201311Scrumhalf (c)20 December 1969Twickenham, London20.Ireland8\u20138Scrumhalf (c)10 January 1970Lansdowne Road, Dublin21.Wales6\u20136Scrumhalf (c)24 January 1970National Stadium, Cardiff22.New Zealand17\u20136Scrumhalf (c)125 July 1970Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria23.New Zealand8\u20139Scrumhalf (c)8 August 1970Newlands, Cape Town24.New Zealand14\u20133Scrumhalf (c)29 August 1970Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth25.New Zealand20\u201317Scrumhalf (c)12 September 1970Ellis Park, JohannesburgPolitics[edit]While he was lecturing at RAU, the then rector, Gerrit Viljoen, persuaded him at this time to become active in politics. Against his father’s wishes, De Villiers entered politics and stood for election. He was elected to the House of Assembly as MP for Johannesburg West and was re-elected in the elections of 1974 and 1977.[3]:\u200a72\u200aIn April 1979, De Villiers was appointed South African Ambassador in London.[3]:\u200a72\u200a On his return in October 1980 he became Minister of Trade and Industry.[3]:\u200a73\u200a The following year he contested the Gardens constituency in Cape Town, but lost to Ken Andrews of the Progressive Federal Party.[3]:\u200a73\u200a He was subsequently elected MP for Piketberg, Cape Province.[3]:\u200a73\u200aWhile he was the Minister of Trade and Industry, the Liquor Act was passed which desegregated South African bars at the owners\u2019 discretion and the South African Tourist Board was established. In 1983, he called a commission to investigate monopolies, and he stimulated small business in rural and \u2018homeland\u2019 areas. In 1989 he became Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs, and of Public Enterprises as well as Cape NP leader.He died from cancer in Stellenbosch, Western Cape on 23 April 2022.See also[edit]References[edit]Attribution       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/dawie-de-villiers-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Dawie de Villiers – Wikipedia"}}]}]