Frans Erasmus

François Christiaan Erasmus
Minister of Justice
In office 12 December 1959 (1959-12-12) – 10 August 1961 (1961-08-10)
Prime Minister	Hendrik Verwoerd
Preceded by	Charles Robberts Swart
Succeeded by	B. J. Vorster
Minister of Defence
In office 4 June 1948 (1948-06-04) – 12 December 1959 (1959-12-12)
Prime Minister	D. F. Malan J. G. Strijdom Hendrik Verwoerd
Preceded by	Jan Smuts
Succeeded by	Jacobus Johannes Fouché
Personal details
Born	(1896-01-19)19 January 1896 Houtenbeck, Merweville District, Cape Colony
Died	1 July 1967(1967-07-01) (aged 71) De Mond, Bredasdorp District, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Political party	National
Spouses	Christina Wiese Cornelia Margaretha (Corrie) Naudé ​ ​ (m. 1946)​ [1]

François Christiaan Erasmus (19 January 1896 – 1 July 1967) was a South African National Party politician and Minister of Defence from June 1948 to 1959 as well as Minister of Justice from 1959 to August 1961.