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Pieter GroenewaldMP
PJ Groenewald (cropped).jpg
Groenewald en 2018
Líder del Freedom Front Plus
Asumió el cargo el
12 de noviembre de 2016
Precedido porPieter Mulder
Miembro de la Asamblea Nacional
Cargo asumido
2001
En el cargo
9 de mayo de 1994 - 1 de junio de 1999
Presidente federal del Freedom Front Plus
En el cargo
11 de agosto de 2011 - 12 de noviembre de 2016
Precedido porAbrie Oosthuizen [1]
SucesorAnton Alberts
Líder provincial del Freedom Front Plus en el noroeste
En el cargo
marzo de 1994 - marzo de 2017
Precedido porPosición establecida
SucesorMichal Groenewald
Detalles personales
Nació (1955-08-27) 27 de agosto de 1955 (65 años)
Sudáfrica
NacionalidadSudáfrica
Partido políticoFreedom Front Plus
Otras afiliaciones políticasPartido Conservador
Esposos)Hedwig
EducaciónUniversidad de Potchefstroom para la educación superior cristiana

Petrus Johannes "Pieter" Groenewald (nacido el 27 de agosto de 1955) es un político sudafricano. Se ha desempeñado como líder del Freedom Front Plus desde su elección en noviembre de 2016. Comenzó su carrera política al ser elegido alcalde de Stilfontein en 1988. Renunció al cargo en 1989 debido a su elección a la Cámara de la Asamblea . Groenewald cofundó el Freedom Front en 1994 y se desempeñó como miembro de la Asamblea Nacional hasta su elección a la Legislatura Provincial del Noroeste en 1999. Regresó a la Asamblea Nacional en 2001. [2] [3]

El hijo de Groenewald, Michal , también se desempeña como diputado del FF +. [4]

Early life[edit]

Pieter Groenewald was born in South Africa. He achieved a B.luris degree from the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education. Other degrees that Groenewald has obtained include a Postgraduate Diploma in Communications, a master's degree in Management and Development, and a Doctorate in Politics.[5]

Political career[edit]

Groenewald delivering a speech at his party's 2019 election manifesto launch

He was elected Mayor of Stilfontein in 1988. At the South African general election of 1989, Groenewald was elected to the House of Assembly of South Africa for the Stilfontein constituency.[6]

In March 1994, Groenewald co-founded the Freedom Front, a minority rights and pro-Afrikaner nationalism political party. He was elected to the newly-established National Assembly in April of the same year. He served as a Member of Parliament until he was elected to the North West Provincial Legislature in 1999. He served as a North West MPL from 1999 until he returned to the National Assembly in 2001.[6]

Groenewald has held various leadership positions in the Freedom Front Plus, such as Parliamentary Leader and Federal Chairperson from 11 August 2011 until 12 November 2016. He was also the Provincial Leader of the party in the North West from March 1994 to March 2017.[6]

On 12 November 2016, Groenewald was elected Leader of the Freedom Front Plus, succeeding Pieter Mulder, who retired from the position. Advocate Anton Alberts succeeded Groenewald as Federal Chairperson.[7]

Groenewald led the Freedom Front Plus to achieve its best election result in the 2019 general election. The party increased its vote share to 2.38% of the national vote, earning it ten seats in the National Assembly. Its highest representation in the National Assembly since its founding in 1994. Additionally, the party won representation in eight of the nine provincial legislatures and largely improved its showing in the provinces of Gauteng and the North West.[8][9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mulder earns another term".
  2. ^ Dr Petrus Johannes Groenewald. People's Assembly. Retrieved on 6 March 2019.
  3. ^ FF Plus leader Mulder steps down, eNCA, 12 November 2016. Retrieved on 7 March 2019.
  4. ^ Besent, Mercedes (18 May 2019). "FF-Plus leader rejects nepotism allegations". SABC News. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ^ Abridged CV's of the first 25 candidates on the FF Plus' National Candidate list, VF Plus. Retrieved on 6 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Dr Pieter Groenewald, VF Plus.
  7. ^ Etheridge, Jenna. Groenewald replaces Mulder as FF Plus leader, News24, 12 November 2016. Retrieved on 6 March 2019.
  8. ^ Freedom Front Plus grows in the Northern Provinces, SABC News, 9 May 2019. Retrieved on 30 June 2019.
  9. ^ Underdog FF+ grows stronger, polls show, eNCA, 9 May 2019. Retrieved on 30 June 2019.
  10. ^ Mailovich, Claudi. FF Plus defies expectations, BusinessLIVE, 9 May 2019. Retrieved on 30 June 2019.

External links[edit]

  • People's Assembly profile
  • Dr Petrus Johannes Groenewald – Parliament of South Africa