Jeremy Cronin

Jeremy Patrick Cronin
Deputy Minister of Public Works
In office
12 June 2012 – June 2019
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Deputy Minister of Transport
In office
11 May 2009 – 12 June 2012
PresidentJacob Zuma
Succeeded byLydia Sindiswe Chikunga
Personal details
Born (1949-09-12) 12 September 1949 (age 75)
NationalitySouth African
Political partySouth African Communist Party
Other political
affiliations		African National Congress
Residence(s)Cape Town, South Africa
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town (BA)
Sorbonne University (MA)

Jeremy Patrick Cronin (born 12 September 1949) is a South African writer, author, and noted poet. A longtime activist in politics, Cronin is a member of the South African Communist Party and a former member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress.[1] He served as the South African Deputy Minister of Public Works from 2012 until his retirement in 2019.[2]

  1. ^ Jeremy Cronin Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Who's Who
  2. ^ "Changes to National Executive and South African Police Service" (Press release). Government of South Africa. 12 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.