Christian Lodewyk Stals | |
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Governor of the South African Reserve Bank | |
In office August 1989 – August 1999 |
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Preceded by | Gerhard De Kock |
Succeeded by | Tito Mboweni |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 March 1935 |
Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
Dr. Christian Lodewyk Stals, better known as Chris Stals (born 13 March 1935) was the seventh Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, serving from 8 August 1989 to 7 August 1999. He succeeded Dr. Gerhard de Kock who had died in office.
He obtained a BComm degree from the University of Pretoria
During his term, South Africa's constitutional arrangements were changed again. The Second Republic was superseded by the Third Republic. It was also during his term that South Africa returned to the Commonwealth of Nations. It was President Nelson Mandela who kept Dr. Stals in office. Stals was succeeded by Tito Mboweni.