Fleur Olive Lourens de Villiers, CMG, (1 December 1937 â 7 February 2023) was a South African journalist and business consultant who served as the chairman of the trustees of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/news/2023-03-12-obituary--legendary-journalist-fleur-de-villiers-leaves-a-lasting-legacy/
De Villiers was born in Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha), South Africa on 1 December 1937.
In 2011 she was invested as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to democratic transition, reconciliation and governance in South Africa. She was a Global Ambassador for the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
De Villiers died of a stroke on 7 February 2023, at the age of 85.