Henro Krüger
MP
Shadow Deputy Minister of Small Business Development
Assumed office
5 June 2014
LeaderMmusi Maimane→John Steenhuisen
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
21 May 2014
Personal details
Born
Hendrik Christiaan Crafford Krüger

(1962-05-06) 6 May 1962
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
Residence(s)Witbank, Mpumalanga
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician
CommitteesPortfolio Committee on Small Business Development

Hendrik Christiaan Crafford Krüger (born 6 May 1962) is a South African politician, currently the Shadow Deputy Minister of Small Business Development and a Member of Parliament (MP) for the opposition Democratic Alliance.

Education

Krüger holds a postgraduate diploma in Business Management and is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration.[1]

Political career

He served as a Democratic Alliance councillor in the Emalahleni Local Municipality of Mpumalanga from 2006 to 2014.[1]

Parliamentary career

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]

Personal life

Krüger has been a resident of Witbank for more than 30 years.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hendrik Christiaan Crafford Krüger". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "2014 elections: List of DA MPs elected to the National Assembly". Politicsweb. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "ANC sends MECs to parliament". lowvelder.co.za. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Maimane, Mmusi (5 June 2014). "The DA's shadow cabinet - Mmusi Maimane". Politicsweb. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Experience: Hendrik Christiaan Crafford Krüger". People's Assembly. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Gerber, Jan (5 June 2019). "Here's the DA's 'shadow cabinet'". News24. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Nkanjeni, Unathi (5 June 2019). "DA shadow cabinet: What you need to know". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Maqhina, Mayibongwe (23 March 2020). "Private member's bill intends to cut business red tape". IOL. Johannesburg. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "DA calls for re-opening of Pilates and yoga studios". IOL. Durban. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. ↑ Mazzone, Natasha (5 December 2020). "DA announces new Shadow Cabinet that will bring Real Hope and Real Change". DA. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  12. ↑ Goldswain, Zita (11 October 2019). "Water problem taken to parliament". Witbank News. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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