Jack Howman

John Hartley "Jack" Howman GLM ID (August 11, 1919 – 2 February 2002) was a Rhodesian politician, under the Rhodesian Front, and a signatory of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence,^[1] and served in the Rhodesian Cabinet.

Jack Howman GLM ID
Jack Howman, right, attending a conference before signing of the U.D.I.
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

Jack Howman served in various cabinet positions, even holding three ministerial positions in 1963, in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Local Government, and African Education.^[2] While serving as the Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs^[2] he debated in the Southern Rhodesian Parliament on several bills, such as the Land Apportionment Bill on the 18th August 1963.^[2] He was considered one of Ian Smith's closest friends,^[3] and accompanied him to the Gibraltar Conferences in 1966 and 1968.^[3]

Howman also served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs,^[4] Minister of Tourism and Information,^[5] Minister of African Education,^[3] and Minister of External Affairs and Defence.^[6]

Awards

• Legion of Merit (Grand Officer - Civilian) (GLM) (Rhodesia)
• Independence Decoration (ID) (Rhodesia)