Peter Moatshe

Peter Moatshe (born 27 August 1940)[1] is a retired South African politician and Christian minister. He represented the African National Congress in Parliament from 1994 to 2009. He was a member of the South African Council of Churches during apartheid.[2]

Peter Moatshe
National Council of Provinces
Assembly Member
for North West
In office
June 1999 – May 2009
Member of the National Assembly
In office
May 1994 – June 1999
Personal details
Born (1940-08-27) 27 August 1940
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Legislative career

Moatshe was elected to the National Assembly in the 1994 general election, South Africa's first post-apartheid elections.[3] After a single term in the National Assembly, he was elected to the National Council of Provinces after the 1999 general election; he represented the North West Province and served two terms in his seat.[4][5] During the third democratic Parliament, Moatshe chaired the Select Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs, in which capacity he argued for accelerating land reform in South Africa.[6]

References
  1. "General Notice: Electoral Commission Notice 1113 of 1999 – Final List of Candidates" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 26 May 1999. p. 242. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. Abel, Richard (22 December 2015). Politics By Other Means: Law in the Struggle Against Apartheid, 1980-1994. Routledge. p. 517. ISBN 978-1-136-65042-0.
  3. South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
  4. "Members of the National Council of Provinces". Parliament of South Africa. 23 September 1999. Archived from the original on 12 October 1999. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  5. "List of Members of the National Council of Provinces". Parliament of South Africa. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  6. "People 'running out of patience' for land, says MP". The Mail & Guardian. 19 May 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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