Ernest George Jansen

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Ernest George Jansen
8th Governor-General of South Africa
In office 1 January 1951 – 25 November 1959
Monarchs	George VI Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	D. F. Malan Johannes Strijdom Hendrik Verwoerd
Preceded by	Gideon Brand van Zyl
Succeeded by	Lucas Cornelius Steyn (acting) Charles Robberts Swart
Personal details
Born	(1881-08-07)7 August 1881 Dundee, Colony of Natal
Died	25 November 1959(1959-11-25) (aged 78) Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

Ernest George Jansen (7 August 1881 – 25 November 1959) was the second to last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, holding office from 1951 until his death in 1959.