Rina Venter
| Elizabeth "Rina" Venter | |
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| Minister of Health | |
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In office 1989–1994 | |
| President | F. W. de Klerk |
| Preceded by | Willie van Niekerk |
| Succeeded by | Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1938 |
Dr. Elizabeth "Rina" Venter (born 9 December 1938) was the Minister of National Health and Population Development[1] of South Africa, from 1989 to 1994. She served in the National Party government of F. W. de Klerk, and was the first woman in South African history to hold a cabinet post.[2]
During her time in office, Dr. Venter introduced stronger regulations on tobacco,[3] ordered the desegregation of South African hospitals[4] (albeit with less-than-optimal implementation),[5] and formulated a detailed plan for responding to the then-nascent AIDS pandemic.[2]
Venter retired from politics in 1994, and has criticized her successors for abandoning the AIDS response plan.[6]
References
- ↑ Vlok, Marie E. (1991). Manual of Nursing 1 (9th ed.). Cape Town: Juta. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7021-2521-8.
- 1 2 Meyer, Jani (10 October 2004). "The Aids plan that never saw light of day". Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ↑ Bateman, Chris (February 2009). "Quit smoking remedies hot favourites for EDL". South African Medical Journal (South Africa). Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ↑ "S. Africa to Integrate Hospitals". Los Angeles Times. 16 May 1990. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ Ottaway, Marina (1993). South Africa: the struggle for a new order. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-8157-6716-9.
- ↑ "Nat minister 'surprised' by Manto's claim". The Star. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
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