Andrew Fourie (born 15 March 1944),[1] commonly known as André Fourie, is a retired South African politician who represented the National Party in the National Assembly during the first democratic Parliament from 1994 to 1999. He was elected in the 1994 general election[2] and served on the Constitutional Committee that negotiated the 1996 South African Constitution.[3] He was also the leader of the NP's Northern Province branch.[4]

André Fourie
Personal details
Born
Andrew Fourie

(1944-03-15) 15 March 1944 (age 80)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyNational Party
New National Party

The Mail & Guardian described Fourie as "one of Parliament's less popular members".[5] He stood for re-election in 1999, ranked first on the New National Party's Northern Province party list,[1] but he was not re-elected.

During apartheid, Fourie was Minister of Regional and Land Affairs in the cabinet of President F. W. de Klerk.[6]

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  1. ^ a b "General Notice: Electoral Commission Notice 1113 of 1999 – Final List of Candidates" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 26 May 1999. p. 242. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
  3. ^ "Constitutional Committee". Our Constitution. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ^ Tempelhoff, Johann W. N. (1999). Townspeople of the Soutpansberg: A Centenary History of Louis Trichardt 1899-1999. The Council. p. 354. ISBN 978-0-620-23815-1.
  5. ^ "Take a bow for the new South Africa". The Mail & Guardian. 26 March 1999. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ Lynd, Hilary (3 April 2021). "The Peace Deal: The Formation of the Ingonyama Trust and the IFP Decision to Join South Africa's 1994 Elections". South African Historical Journal. 73 (2): 318–360. doi:10.1080/02582473.2021.1909116. ISSN 0258-2473. S2CID 236389402.
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