Pieter Groenewald | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Groenewald in 2018 | |
| Minister of Correctional Services | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2024[1] | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy | Lindiwe Ntshalintshali |
| Preceded by | Ronald Lamola as Minister of Justice and Correctional Services |
| Leader of the Freedom Front Plus | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Pieter 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 by | Abrie Oosthuizen[2] |
| Succeeded by | Anton Alberts |
| Provincial Leader of the Freedom Front Plus in the North West | |
| In office March 1994 – March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Michal Groenewald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1955 South Africa |
| Political party | Freedom Front Plus |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Hedwig Groenewald |
| Children | Michal Groenewald |
| Education | Potchefstroom 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mulder earns another term".
- ^ Dr Petrus Johannes Groenewald. People's Assembly. Retrieved on 6 March 2019.
- ^ FF Plus leader Mulder steps down, eNCA, 12 November 2016. Retrieved on 7 March 2019.
- ^ Besent, Mercedes (18 May 2019). "FF-Plus leader rejects nepotism allegations". SABC News. Retrieved 13 March 2020.