Allan Hendrickse
Helenard " Allan " Joe Hendrickse ( born October 22, 1927 in Uitenhage, Cape Province, South Africa; † 16 March 2005 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa) was a South African politician.
Biography
After studying at the University of Fort Hare he subsequently worked as a teacher and as a preacher.
Hendrickse 1969 was founder of the Labour Party and was its first chairman. In this role, he was elected a member of the Municipal Council of the Coloureds ( Coloured Representative Council ) and in 1975 a member of its executive. In January 1978 he became a member of the Interim Committee, the establishing of the South African Black Alliance ( South African Black Alliance, SABA ) was formed. Which united the parties Labour Party, Inkatha Freedom Party and Indian Reform Party. He was of the opinion that constitutional arrangements could not be considered as final or as a guarantee of peace and security if they are not involved, the coloreds and considered.
In the elections on 22 August 1984, he was chosen for the future three-chamber Parliament, representing the constituency Swartkops for members of the second chamber ( House of Representatives ) that the Coloureds. This Hendrickse received 8,020 votes, the highest individual score among the LP candidates. He was also made chairman of the chamber. The State President PW Botha appointed him as Chairman of the Council of Ministers ( Ministers' council) of this chamber and Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet. Latter post he took up on September 17. The Labour Party won in these elections, 72 of the 80 directly selectable seats.
In August 1987, he threatened in this function with the blockade of constitutional amendments by the ruling National Party ( Nasionale Party ) ( NP) have been announced and which provided for the exclusion of general election for a further three years. Also made by the National Party offer to relax the so-called groups Territories Act ( Group Areas Act ) he refused. The Labour Party declined in the following years, other constitutional concessions from the NP and urged the holding of general elections for the year 1989.
In the parliamentary elections of 1989 he was elected a deputy in the constituency Swartkops again and led the LP re- election victory in the House of Representatives. In 1992, he lost however in influence, as a number of members of the Labour Party joined the National Party after it carried out extensive reforms in 1990 and the banning of the African National Congress ( ANC) had canceled. Then his political opponents Jac Rabie became the new leader of the House of Representatives of the Coloureds.
A little later Hendrickse himself stood in the ANC, was elected as its representative as a member of the Upper House in the 1994 elections and was part of this until the general election in 1999.