Alfred Ernest Trollip
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Alfred Ernest Trollip | |
|---|---|
 Trollip in 1971 | |
| Minister of Labour & Immigration | |
| In office 8 October 1961 – 30 March 1966 | |
| President | Charles Robberts Swart |
| Prime Minister | Hendrik Verwoerd |
| Preceded by | Jan de Klerk |
| Succeeded by | Marais Viljoen |
| Minister of Indian Affairs | |
| In office 1966–1968 | |
| President | C.R. Swart • Tom Naudé • Jim Fouché |
| Prime Minister | John Vorster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1895 Johannesburg, South African Republic |
| Died | 12 March 1972 (aged 76) Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Party | National Party |
| Other political affiliations | United Party |
| Spouse | Isobel Allen Mitchell |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Athol Trollip |
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Occupation | Politician • Lawyer |
Alfred Ernest Trollip (16 July 1895 – 12 March 1972) was a South African lawyer and politician. Trollip was elected to the House of Assembly as the United Party member for the electoral district of Brakpan in 1938, up until 1953. He then represented the electoral district of Bezuidenhout in Johannesburg from 1953 to 1958, then an Administrator of Natal from 1958 to 1961. Thereafter, he joined the National Party in 1961, as a member of the Senate and served as a cabinet minister, specifically as Minister of Labour & Immigration from 1961 to 1966 and then as Minister of Indian Affairs from 1966 to 1968.[1][2][3]
Trollip was born on 16 July 1895 in Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony. He attended Jeppe High School, later enrolling at the University of the Witwatersrand to study law. At age 22, shortly after qualifying, he began practicing as an attorney in Brakpan.[4]
