| Leo Lovell | |
| Office1: | Minister of Finance of Swaziland |
| Term Start1: | 1967 |
| Term End1: | 1972 |
| Successor1: | Robert P. Stephens |
| Birth Date: | 1907 |
| Death Date: | 1976 |
| Nationality: | South Africa Swaziland |
| Party: | Labour Party (South Africa) |
Leo Lovell was a politician from Swaziland and South Africa.
Lovell was born in 1907, in Willowmore in Eastern Cape. He was a Jew.[1] His education was focused on classical literature. He was a member of Labour party, and represented Benoni in South African Parliament from 1949 to 1958. He was defeated in the 1958 elections. Lovell was reportedly a strong advocate against Apartheid, which eventually caused him to emigrate to Swaziland.[2] He emigrated to Swaziland in 1961, and worked there as a lawyer.
Lovell was approached by King Sobhuza II to became his minister of finance, and he was appointed the first Minister of Finance of Swaziland from 1967 to 1972.[3] He was a natural conservative in favor of fiscal austerity.
Lovell died in 1976.[4]