Alfred Ernest Trollip
Alfred Ernest Trollip was a South African lawyer and politician. Trollip was elected to the House of Assembly as the United Party member for the electoral district of Brakpan in 1938, up until 1953. He then represented the electoral district of Bezuidenhout in Johannesburg from 1953 to 1958, then an Administrator of Natal from 1958 to 1961. Thereafter, he joined the National Party in 1961, as a member of the Senate and served as a cabinet minister, specifically as Minister of Labour & Immigration from 1961 to 1966 and then as Minister of Indian Affairs from 1966 to 1968.
Trollip was born on 16 July 1895 in Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony. He attended Jeppe High School, later enrolling at the University of the Witwatersrand to study law. At age 22, shortly after qualifying, he began practicing as an attorney in Brakpan.
Trollip was elected to the Union Parliament as the United Party MP for Brakpan in 1938 and later represented Bezuidenhout from 1953 to 1958. He served on the Transvaal Provincial Council prior to entering Parliament.
Trollip served as Administrator of Natal Province from 1958 until November 1961. His term coincided with the period of the 1960 republican referendum.
In 1961, Trollip left the United Party and joined the National Party. He became a senator for the NP and entered Hendrik Verwoerd's cabinet as Minister with responsibility for Labour/Immigration and Employment from 1961 to 1966. Under John Vorster's government he served as Minister for Immigration and Indian Affairs from 1966 to 1968. Contemporary government records list Trollip's ministerial functions and statutory instruments he signed while in office.
Trollip retired from ministerial office in 1968 due to health reasons. He died on 12 March 1972 in Pretoria.