Dirk Cornelis du Toit, Adv |
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Personal |
- Date of Birth: 19 September 1943.
- Marital Status: Divorced
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Current Positions |
- Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs of the Republic of South Africa since 17 June 1999.
- Member of Parliament since 1994.
- Member of the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) in North West Province.
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Academic Qualifications |
- Matriculated from Boshof High School (1961).
- Bachelor of Arts degree and LLB degree from University of the Orange Free State (UOFS) (1968).
- Iur.Drs (Leiden) (1971).
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Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities |
- Admitted as an Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1969).
- Lecturer at the then University of Orange Free State (UOFS) (1970).
- Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (1970).
- Headed the Department of Constitutional Law and Philosophy of Law at UOFS (1973).
- Professor of Law at UOFS (1975).
- Editor for various academic journals.
- Legal advisor of National Educational Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) (1992).
- Assistant Secretary of the Executive Council of the then Southern-Orange Free State Region of the African National Congress (ANC) (1992-1994).
- Member of the Bloemfontein Central Branch of the ANC. Was deployed in the Central West Region.
- Author of several research articles and papers.
- Elected to National Assembly (1994).
- Chairperson of Theme Committee 3, Constitutional Assembly.
- Intimately involved in drafting of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996).
- Re-elected to Parliament (1999) and (2004).
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| Source: Deputy Ministry of Agriculture and Land Affairs |
