Hermann Hans von Malitz Oelrich (born 4 July 1938) is a retired South African politician who served as the Free State's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Agriculture under Premier

Winkie Direko Isabella Winkie Direko (27 November 192917 February 2012) was a South African politician born in the Free State (province), Free State province of South Africa. She was a member of the African National Congress and served as Premier of the Free S ...

. He was appointed to the position in June 2001 after gaining election to the

Free State Provincial Legislature The Free State Provincial Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of Free State. It is unicameral in its composition, and elects the premier and the executive council from among the members of the leading party ...

in 1999. Initially a member of the African National Congress (ANC), he defected to the Congress of the People in 2008 after leaving government.

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Living people 1938 births African National Congress politicians 21st-century South African politicians 20th-century South African politicians Members of the Free State Provincial Legislature Congress of the People (South African political party) politicians {{DEFAULTSORT:Oelrich, Mann