Rina Venter

Dr
Rina Venter
Minister of Health
In office
1989–1994
PresidentF. W. de Klerk
Preceded byWillie van Niekerk
Succeeded byNkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Hendrina Stapelberg

(1938-12-09) 9 December 1938 (age 85)
SpouseH. S. Venter

Elizabeth Hendrina Venter (née Stapelberg; born 9 December 1938), known as Rina Venter, was the Minister of National Health and Population Development of South Africa, from 1989 to 1994.[1]

Venter graduated from Pretoria University and was a social worker for 20 years.[2] She served in the National Party government of F. W. de Klerk,[3] and was the first woman in South African history to hold a cabinet post.[4] She retired from politics in 1994.

  1. ^ Vlok, Marie E. (1991). Manual of Nursing. Vol. 1 (9th ed.). Cape Town: Juta. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7021-2521-8.
  2. ^ Allen, Bruce (1 December 1991). "Dr Rina Venter, Minister of National Health and Population Development". insurance-times.net. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ Sidley, Pat (18 July 2012). "South Africa's shattered healthcare dreams". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. ^ Meyer, Jani (10 October 2004). "The AIDS plan that never saw light of day". Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 20 July 2010.