Chris Stals

Christian Lodewyk Stals, better known as Chris Stals (born 13 March 1934^[1]) was the seventh Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, serving from 8 August 1989 to 7 August 1999. He succeeded Gerhard de Kock who had died in office.

Christian Lodewyk Stals
Governor of the South African Reserve Bank
In office August 1989 – August 1999
Preceded by	Gerhard De Kock
Succeeded by	Tito Mboweni
Personal details
Born	(1934-03-13) 13 March 1934 (age 91) Germiston, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
Citizenship	South African citizenship
Alma mater	University of Pretoria

He obtained a BComm degree from the University of Pretoria^[1]

During his term, South Africa's constitutional arrangements were changed again. The Second Republic was superseded by the Third Republic. It was also during his term that South Africa returned to the Commonwealth of Nations. It was President Nelson Mandela who kept Stals in office. Stals was succeeded by Tito Mboweni.^[2][3]