Dr. Christian Lodewyk Stals, better known as Chris Stals (born 13 March 1934) was the seventh Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, serving from 8 August 1989 to 7 August 1999. He succeeded Dr. Gerhard de Kock who had died in office. He obtained a BComm degree from the University of Pretoria 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 The Second Republic was superseded by the Third Republic.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 Dr. Stals in office. Stals was succeeded by Tito Mboweni. References External links Reserve Bank profile 1934 births Living people Afrikaner people Governors of the South African Reserve Bank 20th-century South African businesspeople 20th-century South African economists South African people of Dutch descent University of Pretoria alumni