Pieter Groenewald

Pieter Groenewald
Born South Africa
Alma mater North-West University
Occupation Politician
Political party Freedom Front Plus

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 North-West University 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 was elected as the mayor of Stilfontein in 1988.[3]

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. 1 2 "PIETER GROENEWALD". Who's Who Southern Africa. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dr Petrus Johannes Groenewald". People's Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dr Pieter Groenewald". Freedom Front Plus. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "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.
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