Pieter Groenewald

Pieter Groenewald
Groenewald in 2018
Minister of Correctional Services
Assumed office
3 July 2024[1]
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
DeputyLindiwe Ntshalintshali
Preceded byRonald Lamola as Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Leader of the Freedom Front Plus
Assumed office
12 November 2016
Preceded byPieter Mulder
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
2001
In office
9 May 1994 – 1 June 1999
Federal Chairperson of the Freedom Front Plus
In office
11 August 2011 – 12 November 2016
Preceded byAbrie Oosthuizen[2]
Succeeded byAnton Alberts
Provincial Leader of the Freedom Front Plus in the North West
In office
March 1994 – March 2017
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMichal Groenewald
Personal details
Born (1955-08-27) 27 August 1955 (age 69)
South Africa
Political partyFreedom Front Plus
Other political
affiliations
Conservative Party
SpouseHedwig Groenewald
ChildrenMichal Groenewald
EducationPotchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education

Petrus Johannes "Pieter" Groenewald (born 27 August 1955) is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister of Correctional Services since July 2024.[1] He has served as the Leader of the Freedom Front Plus since his election in November 2016. He started his political career by being elected Mayor of Stilfontein in 1988. He relinquished the position in 1989 due to his election to the House of Assembly. Groenewald co-founded the Freedom Front in 1994, and served as a Member of the National Assembly until his election to the North West Provincial Legislature in 1999. He returned to the National Assembly in 2001.[3][4]

Groenewald's son, Michal, also serves as an MP for the FF+.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Historic day for SA as government of national unity ministers take oath of office". Daily Maverick. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Mulder earns another term".
  3. ^ Dr Petrus Johannes Groenewald. People's Assembly. Retrieved on 6 March 2019.
  4. ^ FF Plus leader Mulder steps down, eNCA, 12 November 2016. Retrieved on 7 March 2019.
  5. ^ Besent, Mercedes (18 May 2019). "FF-Plus leader rejects nepotism allegations". SABC News. Retrieved 13 March 2020.