Rina Venter
Dr Rina Venter | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| President | F. W. de Klerk |
| Preceded by | Willie van Niekerk |
| Succeeded by | Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Hendrina Stapelberg 9 December 1938 |
| Spouse | H. S. Venter |
Elizabeth Hendrina Venter (née Stapelberg; born 9 December 1938), known as Rina Venter, was the Minister of National Health and Population Development of South Africa, from 1989 to 1994.
Venter graduated from Pretoria University and was a social worker for 20 years. 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. She retired from politics in 1994.