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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.
It is led by Pieter Groenewald. Since 2024, it is a part of the current South African government of national unity together with the African National Congress (ANC), the Democratic Alliance and other parties.
[2] [3] On 30 June 2024, the merger was reversed when President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a separate minister of correctional services, Pieter Groenewald, in his third cabinet. [ 4 ] List of ministers
Pieter Groenewald (born 1955) FF+: 3 July 2024 (): 198 days: Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Angie Motshekga (born 1955) ANC: 3 July 2024 (): 198 days: Minister of Electricity and Energy: Kgosientsho Ramokgopa (born 1974) ANC: 3 July 2024 (): 198 days: Minister of Employment and Labour: Nomakhosazana Meth (born 1970) ANC
The third cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, also known as the Government of National Unity (GNU), is the incumbent cabinet of the Government of South Africa.It was appointed on 30 June 2024 after Ramaphosa's African National Congress (ANC) lost its absolute majority in the May 2024 general election and formed a ten-member coalition government.
A seat in the National Assembly becomes vacant if the member dies, resigns, ceases to be eligible, ceases to be a member of the party that nominated them, or is elected to the office of President of South Africa.
Besides Mulder, two other former Conservative Party MPs, Corné Mulder and Pieter Groenewald, also serve as Freedom Front Plus MPs. The merger was consolidated when its remaining two municipal councillors joined the FF+ during the September 2004 floor crossing period, thus bringing a formal end to the Conservative Party.
The 26th Parliament of South Africa sat between 2014 and 2019. [1] Members of the National Assembly were elected during the elections of 7 May 2014.In the elections, the African National Congress (ANC) retained a diminished majority, winning 249 seats in the 400-seat legislature. [2]