C. R. Swart

The Honourable
Charles Robberts Swart
DMS
The Honourable Charles Robberts Swart DMS
	Official portrait, 1960
1st State President of South Africa
	In office; 31 May 1961 – 1 June 1967
Prime Minister	Hendrik Verwoerd; Johannes Vorster;
Preceded by	Elizabeth II (as Queen of South Africa); Himself (as Governor-General);
Succeeded by	Tom Naudé (acting); Jacobus Fouché;
9th Governor-General of South Africa
	In office; 11 December 1959 – 31 May 1961
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Johannes Strijdom
Preceded by	Ernest George Jansen; Lucas Cornelius Steyn (acting);
Succeeded by	Lucas Cornelius Steyn (acting); Himself (as State President);
Minister of Justice
	In office; 4 June 1948 – 11 December 1959
Prime Minister	Daniël Malan; Johannes Strijdom;
Preceded by	Harry Lawrence
Succeeded by	Frans Erasmus
Minister of Education, Arts and Science
	In office; 1949–1950
Prime Minister	Daniël Malan
Preceded by	Albert Jacobus Stals
Succeeded by	Johannes Hendrikus Viljoen
Personal details
Born	5 December 1894; Winburg, Orange Free State
Died	16 July 1982 (aged 87); Bloemfontein, Orange Free State Province, South Africa
Party	National Party; Ossewabrandwag
Spouse	Cornelia de Klerk (m. 1924)
Children	3
Alma mater	University of the Free State; Columbia University
Occupation	Politician; lawyer; journalist; actor;
Signature
Nickname	Blackie

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Charles Robberts Swart DMS (5 December 1894 – 16 July 1982), nicknamed "Blackie", was a South African politician who served as the last governor-general of the Union of South Africa from 1959 to 1961 and the first state president of the Republic of South Africa from 1961 to 1967.