Jeremy Cronin

Jeremy Patrick Cronin
Deputy Minister of Public Works
In office
12 June 2012 – June 2019
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Deputy Minister of Transport
In office
11 May 2009 – 12 June 2012
PresidentJacob Zuma
Succeeded byLydia Sindiswe Chikunga
Personal details
Born (1949-09-12) 12 September 1949
PartySouth African Communist Party
Other political
affiliations
African National Congress
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town (BA)
Sorbonne University (MA)
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Jeremy Patrick Cronin (born 12 September 1949) is a South African writer, author, and noted poet. A longtime activist in politics, Cronin is a member of the South African Communist Party and a former member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress. He served as the South African Deputy Minister of Public Works from 2012 until his retirement in 2019.