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 | 27 August 1940 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Legislative career
editMoatshe 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of Members of the National Council of Provinces". Parliament of South Africa. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "People 'running out of patience' for land, says MP". The Mail & Guardian. 19 May 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2023.