Hendrik Christiaan Crafford Krüger (born 6 May 1962)[1] is a South African politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2014, representing the Democratic Alliance.
Henro Krüger | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hendrik Christiaan Crafford Krüger 6 May 1962 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Residence(s) | Witbank, Mpumalanga |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
Education
editKrüger holds a postgraduate diploma in Business Management and is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration.[2]
Political career
editHe served as a Democratic Alliance councillor in the Emalahleni Local Municipality of Mpumalanga from 2006 to 2014.[2]
Parliamentary career
editKrüger stood as a DA parliamentary candidate from Mpumalanga in the 2014 national elections, and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 21 May 2014.[3][4] On 5 June 2014, he was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Small Business Development in the new shadow cabinet led by Mmusi Maimane.[5] Krüger became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development on 20 June.[6]
Between 17 September 2015 and 8 December 2016, he was an alternate member of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.[6] Krüger returned to the committee on 2 March 2017 and served until the dissolution of the parliamentary term on 7 May 2019.[6]
After the general election on 8 May 2019, Krüger was selected to return to the National Assembly.[7] He was reappointed as Shadow Deputy Minister of Small Business Development on 5 June 2019 by Maimane.[8][9]
In March 2020, parliament published a notice of Krüger's intention to introduce the Ease of Doing Business Bill, a private member bill from the DA, which aims to develop a plan to reduce red tape for businesses that want the enter the market place.[10] Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, he called for the re-opening of Pilates, yoga and other studios in July 2020.[11] In December 2020, he was reappointed as Shadow Deputy Minister of Small Business Development in the shadow cabinet of the newly elected DA leader, John Steenhuisen.[12]
Krüger was re-elected to a third term in the National Assembly in the 2024 general election.[13]
Personal life
editKrüger has been a resident of Witbank for more than 30 years.[14]
References
edit- ^ NPE2024 - National Candidates List as on 10 April 2024
- ^ a b "Hendrik Christiaan Crafford Krüger". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "2014 elections: List of DA MPs elected to the National Assembly". Politicsweb. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "ANC sends MECs to parliament". lowvelder.co.za. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Maimane, Mmusi (5 June 2014). "The DA's shadow cabinet - Mmusi Maimane". Politicsweb. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Experience: Hendrik Christiaan Crafford Krüger". People's Assembly. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Gerber, Jan (5 June 2019). "Here's the DA's 'shadow cabinet'". News24. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Nkanjeni, Unathi (5 June 2019). "DA shadow cabinet: What you need to know". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Maqhina, Mayibongwe (23 March 2020). "Private member's bill intends to cut business red tape". IOL. Johannesburg. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "DA calls for re-opening of Pilates and yoga studios". IOL. Durban. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Mazzone, Natasha (5 December 2020). "DA announces new Shadow Cabinet that will bring Real Hope and Real Change". DA. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Goldswain, Zita (11 October 2019). "Water problem taken to parliament". Witbank News. Retrieved 1 January 2021.