Jack Howman
Jack Howman GLM ID | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | John Hartley Howman (1919-08-11)11 August 1919 Selukwe, Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 2 February 2000(2000-02-02) (aged 80) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Political party | Rhodesian Front |
| Spouse | Moira Maidman |
John Hartley Howman GLM ID (8 November 1919 – 2 February 2002) served as a Rhodesian Front Member of Parliament in Salisbury and the Minister of Tourism and Information in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ian Smith.[1] He became Rhodesian minister of external affairs and defence in September 1968.[2]
He was one of the signatories to the Unilateral Declaration of Independence on 11 November 1965.[3] He was also Minister of African Education until 1963. Howman was one of Smith's closest confidants and friends in his cabinet and accompanied him to the Gibraltar Conferences in 1966 and 1968.[4]
Awards
Legion of Merit (Grand Officer - Civilian) (GLM) (Rhodesia)
Independence Decoration (ID) (Rhodesia)
References
- ^ "Terrorists' losses 160". The Windsor Star. 26 December 1968. p. 6. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79-00891A000700060001-0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ White, Matthew C. (1978). Smith of Rhodesia: A Pictorial Biography. Cape Town: Don Nelson. p. 45. ISBN 978-0909238360.
- ^ "Plumtree School – Jack Howman Biography". oldprunitian.rhodesiana.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
| Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly | ||
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| New title | Member of Parliament for Jameson 1962 – 1970 | Parliament dissolved |
| House of Assembly of Rhodesia | ||
| New title | Member of Parliament for Mount Pleasant 1970 – 1974 | Succeeded by Jonas Christian Andersen |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Blair Vincent Ewing | Minister of Internal Affairs 1962 – 1964 | Succeeded by William Harper |
| Preceded by Blair Vincent Ewing | Minister of Local Government 1962 – 1964 | Succeeded by John Gaunt |
| Preceded by Cyril Hatty | Minister of African Education 1962 – 1963 | Succeeded by John Wrathall |
| New title | Minister of Information, Immigration, and Tourism 1965 – 1968 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Defence 1968 – 1974 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by William Harper | Minister of the Public Service 1968 – 1974 | Succeeded by Reginald Cowper |
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