13 Facts About Gerhard Koornhof

Gerhardus Willem Koornhof was born on 1951 or 1952 and is a South African politician and economist who serves as the Parliamentary Counsellor to President Cyril Ramaphosa.

When Ramaphosa served as deputy president, Koornhof was his parliament counsellor.

Gerhard Koornhof is the son of the late National Party politician Piet Gerhard Koornhof.

Gerhard Koornhof attended the University of Pretoria, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1974, a Bachelor of Commerce in 1975, a Master of Commerce degree in 1979 and a Doctor of Commerce degree in 1982.

Gerhard Koornhof served as the Provincial Secretary of the National Party in the Transvaal Province between 1990 and 1994.

Also in 1994, Gerhard Koornhof was elected to the newly established National Assembly of South Africa in the first multi-racial elections as a representative of the NP.

Gerhard Koornhof left the NNP and joined Bantu Holomisa's United Democratic Movement.

Gerhard Koornhof resigned from the UDM in 2003 and joined the African National Congress.

Gerhard Koornhof was ranked 87th on the ANC's national list for the 2004 general election, and returned to parliament as an ANC member after the election.

Gerhard Koornhof has since been re-elected in 2009,2014 and 2019.

Gerhard Koornhof is a former chairperson of the ANC's Beyers Naude Branch.

Ramaphosa became president in 2018 and Gerhard Koornhof remained as his parliamentary counsellor.

Gerhard Koornhof is married to Carolina, and they have two daughters.