Roelie Groenewald Explained

Rudolph Hendrik "Roelie" Groenewald (born 14 July 1950)^[1] is a South African politician who represented the National Party (NP) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 1999.^[2] He was elected to his seat in the 1994 general election^[3] and served as his party's deputy spokesman on justice.^{[4] [5]}

Groenewald stood for re-election in 1999 as a candidate for the New National Party, the NP's successor. However, he was ranked 8th on the regional party list for Gauteng and therefore failed to gain re-election.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 26 May 1999 . General Notice: Electoral Commission Notice 1113 of 1999 – Final List of Candidates . 9 May 2023 . . . 242 . Pretoria, South Africa.
2. Web site: 1998-06-03 . Members of the National Assembly . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19980628034746/http://www.parliament.gov.za/mps/mps.html . 1998-06-28 . 2023-04-12 . Parliament of South Africa.
3. Web site: 24 May 1994 . Minutes of proceedings of the Constitutional Assembly . 2 April 2023 . Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.
4. News: 15 January 1999 . NNP welcomes law prohibiting military training . SAPA.
5. Web site: 1998-07-17 . Nice guy, but can he do the job? . 2023-04-20 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.