Rowan Cronjé

Rowan Cronjé
Rowan Cronjé
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bophuthatswana
Minister of Defense of Bophuthatswana
Deputy Minister of Lands, Natural Resources, and Rural Development of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
	In office; 1 June 1979 – 12 December 1979
Prime Minister	Abel Muzorewa
Minister	George Bodzo Nyandoro
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of Parliament
	In office; 1979–1985
Succeeded by	Antonius Frans Berkhout
Constituency	Central
	In office; 1970–1979
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Charter
Minister of Education of Rhodesia 1978
	In office; 1978–1979
Prime Minister	Ian Smith
Preceded by	Denis Walker
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of Manpower and Social Affairs 1977
	In office; 1977–1979
Prime Minister	Ian Smith
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Office abolished
2nd Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Rhodesia
	In office; 1966–1979
Prime Minister	Ian Smith
Preceded by	Ian Finlay McLean
Succeeded by	Office abolished
2nd Minister of Health of Rhodesia
	In office; 1966–1979
Prime Minister	Ian Smith
Preceded by	Ian Finlay McLean
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	22 September 1937
Died	8 March 2014; South Africa
Political party	Rhodesian Front (before 1981); Freedom Alliance

Rowan Cronjé (22 September 1937 – 8 March 2014) was a Rhodesian and Zimbabwean politician and cabinet member during the tenure of Prime Minister Ian Smith. Later, he emigrated to South Africa and served in the government of Bophuthatswana.

From 1966 to 1979, the entirety of Rhodesia's independent history, he served as Minister of Health and Minister of Labour and Social Welfare. He was a Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1985, serving in the parliaments of both Rhodesia and Zimbabwe. He was briefly Deputy Minister of Lands, Natural Resources, and Rural Development of Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979. In the 1980s, Cronjé relocated to South Africa, serving as Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Aviation in Bophuthatswana in the early 1990s.

Biography

Electoral history

Year	Office	District	Rhodesian Front		Other
1970	Member of Parliament	Charter	Rowan Cronjé	100%	Unopposed	–
1974	Member of Parliament	Charter	Rowan Cronjé	92.4%	Neil Wilson	7.6%
1977	Member of Parliament	Charter	Rowan Cronjé	90.2%	Leonard George Idensohn	9.8%
1979	Member of Parliament	Central	Rowan Cronjé	100%	Unopposed	–
1980	Member of Parliament	Central	Rowan Cronjé	100%	Unopposed	–

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