Pieter Voltelyn Graham van der Byl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPieter Voltelyn Graham van der Byl
South African politician
Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1889
Place of Birth: Caledon, Western Cape, South Africa
Date of Death: 21-Jan-1975
Profession: politician
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Pieter Voltelyn Graham van der Byl
- Major Pieter Voltelyn Graham van der Byl MC (21 February 1889 – 21 January 1975) was a South African soldier and statesman.
- In South African politics, he was a member of the liberal South African Party and then the United Party from 1929 to 1966 and a member of Jan Smuts' cabinet from 1939 to 1948, during which time, he was minister of Native Affairs.
- Major Piet (as he was commonly known) was a chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, Honorary Colonel of the University of Cape Town Regiment, as well as receiving the Military Cross and the King George VI Coronation medal.
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