1. Petrus Johannes "Pieter" Groenewald was born on 27 August 1955 and is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister of Correctional Services since July 2024.
11 Facts About Pieter Groenewald
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Pieter Groenewald served as the Leader of the Freedom Front Plus from November 2016 until February 2025.
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Pieter Groenewald started his political career by being elected Mayor of Stilfontein in 1988.
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Pieter Groenewald relinquished the position in 1989 due to his election to the House of Assembly.
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In March 1994, Pieter Groenewald co-founded the Freedom Front, a minority rights and pro-Afrikaner nationalism political party.
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Pieter Groenewald served as a Member of Parliament until he was elected to the North West Provincial Legislature in 1999.
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Pieter Groenewald served as a North West MPL from 1999 until he returned to the National Assembly in 2001.
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Pieter 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.
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Pieter Groenewald was the Provincial Leader of the party in the North West from March 1994 to March 2017.
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Pieter Groenewald led the Freedom Front Plus to achieve its best election result in the 2019 general election.
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Pieter Groenewald was then succeeded by Corne Mulder as parliamentary leader of the party in July 2024 before being succeeded by him as party leader in February 2025.