De Villiers Graaff

De Villiers Graaff
Birth name	David Pieter de Villiers Graaff
Role	Prime minister of the Union of South Africa
Location	Union of South Africa
Born	8th December 1913 (age 48) Cape Town, Union of South Africa
Nationality	South African
Political party	United Party
Political alignment	Liberal Conservative

De Villiers Graaff succeeded his father's position as Baronet of Cape Town, soon entering the ring of South African politics. He had worked his way from lower echelons, starting his career as a member of the House of Assembly and eventually his hard labor and commitments paid off, as he was elected to lead the United Party in 1956. It seemed to Graaff that his ascension to prime minister was dutifully needed and to succeed, he had to balance the delicate house of cards and maneuver his way through the system to prevent his nation from tearing itself apart.