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Corné Mulder

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Corné Mulder
Mulder in 2009
Leader of Freedom Front Plus in the Western Cape
Assumed office
23 April 2019
Member of National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
29 March 1988
Personal details
Born
Cornelius Petrus Mulder

28 September 1958
Randfontein, Transvaal, South Africa
Political partyFreedom Front Plus
Alma materPotchefstroom University
OccupationPolitician

Cornelius Petrus Mulder (born 28 September 1958)[1] is a South African politician. He serves as a member of the National Assembly of South Africa.

Early life

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Corné Mulder is the son of the former National Party minister Connie Mulder who served under John Vorster. He is also the younger brother of the former the Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder. Corné Mulder graduated from Potchefstroom University, with a B.Juris degree, followed by an LL.B in 1982.[2] He later completed doctoral research at the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies at the University of London and the Max-Planck-Institut für Ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht at Heidelberg, Germany.

Career

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First elected as an MP for the Conservative Party prior to South Africa's transition to full democracy, Mulder has continuously served as a member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 1994.[2] He is a member of Freedom Front Plus, where he serves as chief parliamentary whip and Western Cape's leader.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ NPE2024 - National Candidates List as on 10 April 2024
  2. ^ a b c "Dr Cornelius Petrus Mulder". People's Assembly. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. ^ "CORNELIUS MULDER". Who's Who Southern Africa. Retrieved 15 July 2017.