Max Danziger

Max Danziger, CBE (born 1 March 1886) was a South Rhodesian politician who served as Minister of Finance from 1942 to 1946.

Biography

The son of Bernard Danziger, a pioneer jeweler, he was born at Worcester, Cape Colony and grew up in Johannesburg. He was educated at the Marist Brothers School and the South African College at Cape Town. He subsequently qualified as an attorney and moved to Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia.^[1]

He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia for Gwelo, then for Selukwe. He was Minister of Finance and Commerce and Minister of Supply from 1942 to 1944, then Minister of Finance from 1944 to 1946.

He was described as "a man as notorious for his sarcasm as for his amorous exploits".^[2]

He was Jewish.^[2]^[3]

Danziger was given permission to retain "The Honourable" in 1946 and was appointed a CBE in 1952.

References

^ Rosenthal, Eric. Rhodesian Jewry and its Story: Part IV (PDF). Zimbabwe Jewish Board of Deputies.
^ ^a ^b Gann, L. H. (April 1970). "Review: Rhodesia: White Republic and Black Chiefs". African Studies Review. 13 (1): 131.
^ "Jew Appointed Finance Minister in Southern Rhodesian Cabinet". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. March 3, 1942.

[1] Rosenthal, Eric. Rhodesian Jewry and its Story: Part IV (PDF). Zimbabwe Jewish Board of Deputies.

[:0-2] Gann, L. H. (April 1970). "Review: Rhodesia: White Republic and Black Chiefs". African Studies Review. 13 (1): 131.

[3] "Jew Appointed Finance Minister in Southern Rhodesian Cabinet". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. March 3, 1942.

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