Jan Pieter de Lange (27 February 1926 – 9 April 2019) was a South African educationalist, chairman of the Afrikaner Broederbond, and a negotiator.
After graduating from the University of South Africa with a BA, he obtained a MEd and PhD at the Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit.
In August 1980, the government instructed the HSRC to conduct an investigation into all levels of education, with Professor de Lange being the chairman.
[7][8] As leader of the Afrikaner Broederbond, he played a role in the negotiated settlement reached in South Africa in 1994.
[9] He also made statements that showed that the Afrikaner Broederbond was in agreement that the politics in South Africa should change.
[10] De Lange issued a discussion document to all members in which he stated that a negotiated settlement with a full democracy was the only way out.