Colin Fraser Steyn

Colin Fraser Steyn
South African Minister for Justice
In office 1939–1945
Prime Minister	Jan Smuts
Preceded by	Jan Smuts
Succeeded by	Harry Gordon Lawrence
Personal details
Born	27 November 1887
Died	23 April 1959
Nationality	South African
Political party	South African Party National Party
Profession	Lawyer, Politician

Colin Fraser Steyn (1887–1959) was a lawyer and a politician of Southern Africa, Member of the House of Assembly, Senator, and Cabinet Minister in the government of Jan Smuts.

He was born on 27 November 1887 in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, the son of Marthinus Theunis Steyn, who was the President of the Orange Free State from 1896 till 1902. He was named for his grandfather on his mother's side, Reverend Colin Fraser.

He practiced as a lawyer in Pretoria and then in Bloemfontein, where he was elected as deputy leader of the National Party. He served in the capacity as Deputy Minister of Justice from 1915 to 1928, under Tielman Roos.

He resigned this mandate in 1928, and left the political life for a short period, before joining United Party in 1936 and was once again reelected to Parliament of South Africa in 1938.

He was appointed as the Minister of Justice^[1] from 1939 till 1945, and then served as Minister of Employment from 1946 till 1948, in the South African Party government of Prime Minister Jan Smuts.

In 1953, he left the House of Assembly for the Senate, where he was served as Senator until 1955. He resigned from Parliament in 1955, due to health problems. He died on 23 April 1959.

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