List of Vice-Chancellors and Chancellors of the University of Pretoria

These are the former and present Vice-Chancellors and Chancellors of the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

1 Vice-Chancellors
2 Chancellors
3 References
4 See also

Vice-Chancellors

The Vice-Chancellor and Principal is the head of the university, supported by four deputy vice-chancellors. Former and current persons who have fulfilled the position are:^[2]

A C Paterson: 1918–1924
N M Hoogenhout:1925–1927
A E du Toit:1927–1934
C F Schmidt:1935–1940
M C Botha:1941–1947
C H Rautenbach:1948–1970
E M Hamman:1970–1981
D M Joubert: 1982–1991
Flip P Smit: 1992–1996^[3]
J van Zyl: 1997–2001
Calie Pistorius: 2001–2009^[4]
Cheryl de la Rey: 2009^[5]

Chancellors

The Chancellor is the titular head of the university. Former and current persons who have fulfilled the position are:^[6]

Justice Tielman Roos, Supreme Court of Appeal and South African Minister of Justice: 1930 – 1932^[7]
Rev Adriaan Louw: 1933 – 1934
Dr Hendrik van der Bijl, engineer and industrialist, founding chairman of Eskom and founder of ISCOR: 1934 – 1948
Advocate Charles Theodore Te Water, South African diplomat and President of the League of Nations: 1949 – 1964
Dr Hilgard Muller, Mayor of Pretoria and Minister for Foreign Affairs: 1965 – 1984
The Honourable Alwyn Schlebusch, Minister of Public Works and Immigration, Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs, Minister in the Office of the President and South Africa's only Vice State President: 1984 – 1986
Dr Anton Rupert, South African entrepreneur, conservationist and billionaire : 1987 – 1992^[8]
Dr Chris Stals, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and multiple company directorships: 1992 – 2005^[9]
Prof Wiseman Nkuhlu, South Africa's first black chartered accountant, economic advisor to the President, Chairman for the NEPAD steering committee, Chairman of the Development Bank of Southern Africa and multiple company directorships: 2006 to present^[10]

References

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Pretoria, South Africa

People	Chancellor Wiseman Nkuhlu Vice-Chancellor Cheryl de la Rey Notable academics Notable alumni	History	South African School of Mines Transvaal University College Merensky Library Kya Rosa

Academics	Theology Humanities Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology Law Education Veterinary Science Health Sciences Natural and Agricultural Sciences Economic and Management Sciences

Business School	Gordon Institute of Business Science

Knowledge	African Centre for Gene Technologies Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute Centre for Human Rights Library Special Collections UPSpace Van Wouw Museum Mapungubwe Museum Van Gybland-Oosterhoff Collection Van Tilburg Collection Botanical Garden

Medical Facilities	Kalafong Hospital Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital Steve Biko Hospital Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital

Sport	University of Pretoria F.C. FNB Varsity Cup

Student life	Camerata Hatfield Die Perdeby Tuks FM

University People

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List of Vice-Chancellors and Chancellors of the University of Pretoria