Pieter Groenewald
| Pieter Groenewald | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Freedom Front Plus | |
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Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Pieter Mulder |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
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Assumed office 2001 | |
| Parliamentary group | Freedom Front Plus |
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In office 1994–1999 | |
| Preceded by | National Assembly established |
| Parliamentary group | Freedom Front |
| Member of the House of Assembly of South Africa | |
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In office 1988–1994 | |
| Succeeded by | House of Assembly abolished |
| Parliamentary group | Conservative Party |
| Constituency | Stilfontein |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | South Africa |
| Education | Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education |
Pieter Groenewald is a South African politician. He serves as a member of the National Assembly of South Africa, and he is the leader of the Freedom Front Plus political party.
Early life
Pieter Groenewald was born in South Africa.[1] He graduated from Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education in Potchefstroom, where he earned a B.luris degree, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Communications, a master's degree in Management and Development, and a doctorate in Politics.[2]
Career
Groenewald began his political career He was elected as the mayor of Stilfontein in 1988.[3] During the South African general election of 1989, Groenewald was elected member of the House of Assembly of South Africa for Stilfontein.
Groenewald was a co-founder of Freedom Front Plus, a pro-Afrikaner nationalism political party, in 1994.[2] Since 12 November 2016 he is its leader.[1]
Since 1994-1999 and then from 2001, Groenewald has served as a member of the National Assembly of South Africa, where he is elected on the national list. He was also member of the Northwest Legislature from 1999-2001. North West.[2] He was re-elected in 2014.[2] In June 2017, he warned that a civil war will start (see parliament Hansard) if the government expropriated land without compensating the landowners.[4]
References
- 1 2 "PIETER GROENEWALD". Who's Who Southern Africa. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Dr Petrus Johannes Groenewald". People's Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Dr Pieter Groenewald". Freedom Front Plus. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Gauteng govt to expropriate unclaimed land without compensation". South African Broadcasting Corporation. June 22, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
Last week, tempers flared in the National Assembly as the Freedom Front Plus leader, Pieter Groenewald threatened a civil war if land is taken back without paying compensation.