Henro Krüger | |
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Shadow Deputy Minister of Small Business Development | |
In office 5 June 2014 – 14 June 2024 | |
Leader | Mmusi Maimane→ John Steenhuisen |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position vacant |
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 |
Hendrik Christiaan Crafford Krüger (born 6 May 1962) is a South African politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2014, representing the Democratic Alliance.
Krüger holds a postgraduate diploma in Business Management and is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration. [1]
He served as a Democratic Alliance councillor in the Emalahleni Local Municipality of Mpumalanga from 2006 to 2014. [1]
Krüger 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. [2] [3] On 5 June 2014, he was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Small Business Development in the new shadow cabinet led by Mmusi Maimane. [4] Krüger became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development on 20 June. [5]
Between 17 September 2015 and 8 December 2016, he was an alternate member of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. [5] Krüger returned to the committee on 2 March 2017 and served until the dissolution of the parliamentary term on 7 May 2019. [5]
After the general election on 8 May 2019, Krüger was selected to return to the National Assembly. [6] He was reappointed as Shadow Deputy Minister of Small Business Development on 5 June 2019 by Maimane. [7] [8]
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. [9] Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, he called for the re-opening of Pilates, yoga and other studios in July 2020. [10] 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. [11]
Krüger was re-elected to a third term in the National Assembly in the 2024 general election. [12]
Krüger has been a resident of Witbank for more than 30 years. [13]
Henro Krüger | |
---|---|
Shadow Deputy Minister of Small Business Development | |
In office 5 June 2014 – 14 June 2024 | |
Leader | Mmusi Maimane→ John Steenhuisen |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position vacant |
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 |
Hendrik Christiaan Crafford Krüger (born 6 May 1962) is a South African politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2014, representing the Democratic Alliance.
Krüger holds a postgraduate diploma in Business Management and is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration. [1]
He served as a Democratic Alliance councillor in the Emalahleni Local Municipality of Mpumalanga from 2006 to 2014. [1]
Krüger 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. [2] [3] On 5 June 2014, he was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Small Business Development in the new shadow cabinet led by Mmusi Maimane. [4] Krüger became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development on 20 June. [5]
Between 17 September 2015 and 8 December 2016, he was an alternate member of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. [5] Krüger returned to the committee on 2 March 2017 and served until the dissolution of the parliamentary term on 7 May 2019. [5]
After the general election on 8 May 2019, Krüger was selected to return to the National Assembly. [6] He was reappointed as Shadow Deputy Minister of Small Business Development on 5 June 2019 by Maimane. [7] [8]
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. [9] Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, he called for the re-opening of Pilates, yoga and other studios in July 2020. [10] 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. [11]
Krüger was re-elected to a third term in the National Assembly in the 2024 general election. [12]
Krüger has been a resident of Witbank for more than 30 years. [13]