Hernus Kriel
Hermanus Jacobus Kriel | |
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1st Sidney Mufamadi | |
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Born | University of Stellenbosch | 14 November 1941
Hermanus Jacobus Kriel (14 November 1941 – 5 July 2015) was the first
Kriel served as premier from 11 May 1994 to 11 May 1998 as a member of the
death penalty in South Africa.[4]
He defected to the Democratic Party in June 2000; the DP had overtaken the NP as the official opposition in the National Assembly of South Africa after the election held the year before.[5] He was however ranked unfavorably by the DP's electoral college,[6] and would instead later appear on the candidate list for the small African Christian Democratic Party.
Kriel was married to Anna-Mari (née Jooste). He died on 5 July 2015, aged 73.[7]
References
- ^ "Premiers on the provincial thrones". Mail & Guardian. 13 May 1994.
- ISBN 0-620-15974-X.
- ^ "O Malley Archives". Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "TUTU REBUKES DE KLERK AND KRIEL FOR CRITICISING THE TRC'S OBJECTIVITY". South African Press Association. 4 November 1996.
- ^ "Kriel joins DP as Morkel hurries home". Independent Online. 14 June 2000.
- ^ "Kriel spurned by W Cape DP". News24. 12 September 2000.
- ^ Quintal, Genevieve (6 July 2015). "De Klerk saddened by Kriel's death". News24. Retrieved 6 July 2015.