Piet Koornhof
South African politician (1925–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pieter G. J. Koornhof, DMS (2 August 1925 – 12 November 2007) was a South African politician. As an apartheid-era National Party cabinet minister, he held various portfolios in the cabinets of B.J. Vorster and P.W. Botha, and was later appointed ambassador to the United States. After the end of apartheid, he joined the African National Congress in 2001.
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Piet Koornhof, DMS | |
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South Africa Ambassador to the United States | |
In office 1 May 1987 – 6 March 1991 | |
Preceded by | Johannes Beukes |
Succeeded by | Harry Schwarz |
Minister of Cooperation and Development | |
In office 9 October 1978 – September 1984 | |
Prime Minister | P. W. Botha |
Succeeded by | Gerrit Viljoen |
Minister of Mining Minister of Sports and Recreation | |
In office 29 April 1974 – 10 October 1978 | |
Prime Minister | John Vorster |
Preceded by | Carel de Wet |
Minister of Immigration Minister of Energy and Mining | |
In office 23 August 1972 – 29 April 1974 | |
Prime Minister | John Vorster |
Personal details | |
Born | (1925-08-02)2 August 1925 Leeudoringstad, Transvaal, South Africa |
Died | 12 November 2007(2007-11-12) (aged 82) Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa |
Political party | National→UDM→ANC |
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