Jurie Mentz

Jurie Hendrik Wynand Mentz is a South African politician who served in Parliament until 1999. He represented the National Party (NP) in the House of Assembly during apartheid, but in 1993 he defected to the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). He subsequently represented the IFP in the National Assembly from 1994 to 1999.

Political career Mentz was born in 1925 or 1926. During apartheid, he represented the NP in the House of Assembly, serving the Vryheid constituency in northern Natal province. By 1989, he was the chairman of the NP's caucus in the house.

On 28 January 1993, He said:We can't afford this experiment... People are starting to realize they must make a choice, and the black leader acceptable to them is [IFP leader] Mangosuthu Buthelezi. He left Parliament after the 1999 general election.