Peter Hendrickse

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Peter Hendrickse
Member of the National Assembly
In office
May 1994 –May 2009
Personal details
Born (1958-05-31) 31 May 1958 (age 64)
Citizenship South Africa
Political party African National Congress (since 1994)
Other political
affiliations		 Labour Party (until 1994)
Relations Allan Hendrickse (father)

Peter Alroy Charles Hendrickse (born 31 May 1958) is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2009. During apartheid, he represented the Labour Party, which was led by his father, Allan Hendrickse.

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Early life

Hendrickse was born on 31 May 1958. [1] He is the son of the Reverend Allan Hendrickse, who led the opposition Labour Party during apartheid. [2] [3] [4]

Legislative career

While still in his twenties, and like his father and brothers, Hendrickse represented the Labour Party in the Tricameral Parliament during apartheid. [5] In South Africa's first post-apartheid elections in 1994, he stood as a candidate for the ANC and was elected to a seat in the National Assembly. [6] He was re-elected to his seat in 1999. [1] Though he was not initially re-elected in 2004, [7] he was sworn in shortly after the start of the legislative term, in July 2004, after Mzwandile Masala resigned. [8] The ANC did not nominate him to stand for a fourth term in the 2009 general election. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa . Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Allan Hendrickse dies suddenly". News24. 16 March 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Allan Hendrickse dies". The Mail & Guardian. 16 March 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Hendrickse, Peter (16 March 2015). "Allan Hendrickse: politician and man of faith". IOL. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Het die Hendrickse-familie die politieke en kerk-arena nou vaarwel geroep?". LitNet (in Afrikaans). 25 June 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Minutes of proceedings of the Constitutional Assembly" (PDF). Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. 24 May 1994. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa . Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "National Assembly Members". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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