Gerhardus Kriel
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Gerhardus Kriel | |
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Staatspresident of Kleinberg | |
Assumed office November 25th, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Rylond Van Blerk |
Afgevaardigde van die Eerste Volksraad | |
Preceded by | Wikus Arendse |
Succeeded by | Sebastian Opperman |
Constituency | Hawe-Republiek |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerhardus Lodewikus Kriel 1 January 1950 Bernsfontein, Hawe-Republiek, Kleinberg |
Political party | Baanbreken Volksparty |
Spouse | Mariete Kriel |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Hanekom Universiteit |
Gerhardus Lodewikus Kriel (born 1 January 1950) is a Baanbreken politician, who is serving as the nineteenth Staatspresident of Kleinbergsince November 25th, 2005.
Kriel's entrance in to Kleinberg politics was when he was a young man in Hanekom Universiteit, one of Kleinberg's most prestigous universities. Kriel joined a political youth organization called Baanbreken Studente vir Verwoerd, an advocacy group for the rising popular politician Bern Verwoerd, who inspired Kriel at once of his many speeches he would give around the country and at Hanekom.