Pieter van der Westhuizen

Pieter van der Westhuizen (born 24 December 1936) was a South African Army officer who served as the Chief of Staff Intelligence from 1978 - 1985 and later Secretary of the State Security Council. He completed the French Command & Staff Course in the sixties and was appointed the Commandant Army College in 1974.

He commanded Northern Transvaal Command before becoming director of Military Intelligence in 1976. He was appointed Chief of Staff Intelligence in June 1978.