Christo Ferro Liebenberg (born 2 October 1934)[1] is a South African banker who was Minister for Finance of South Africa, from 19 September 1994 to 4 April 1996, in the government of national unity chaired by Nelson Mandela.

He was born in Touws River in the Western Cape to Christiaan Rudolf Liebenberg and Helene Henrietta Griessel.

Touws River was one of the biggest railway junctions of that time in South Africa.

[2] Nelson Mandela asked him to take over from Finance Minister Derek Keys in October 1994.

[2] As he was not affiliated to any political party, President Nelson Mandela changed the constitution to accommodate Liebenberg as Finance Minister.