Henro Krüger

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.

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

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. "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. "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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