Stefanus Petrus Grové (born 15 October 1949) is a retired South African politician from

Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...

. He represented the

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(ANC) in the

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(NCOP) from 1994 to 1999 and in the

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from 1999 to 2004.

Legislative career

In South Africa's first post-apartheid elections in 1994, Grové was elected to represent the ANC in the

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, the upper house of the new

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. He was a member of the

Eastern Transvaal Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...

caucus (present-day Mpumalanga). He remained in his seat after the house was restructured as the NCOP under the 1996 Constitution. In the next general election in 1999, Grové stood for election to the lower house, the National Assembly, on the ANC ticket. He narrowly missed election. However, shortly into the legislative term,

Mathews Phosa Nakedi Mathews Phosa (born 1 September 1952) is a South African attorney and politician and was also an anti-apartheid activist. He is a former premier of Mpumalanga as well as a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National ...

resigned from his seat; Grové was sworn in to replace him on 27 September 1999. He left Parliament after the 2004 general election.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grové, Stefan Living people African National Congress politicians 21st-century South African politicians 20th-century South African politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Members of the Senate of South Africa Members of the National Council of Provinces 1949 births