John Harold Jeffery

Mr Jeffery is the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development of the Republic of South Africa; a position he has held since 9 July 2013 and was re-appointed to on 26 May 2014.

He has been a Member of Parliament for the African National Congress (ANC) since 1999. He is also a member of the ANC National Executive Committee, the Legislative and Governance subcommittee and the ANC Political Committee in Parliament.

Mr Jeffery holds a BA degree an LLB and a postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Law from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Previously University of Natal, Durban).

Mr Jeffery served as a member of the ANC Regional Interim Committee of the Natal Midlands. He was a Parliamentary Counsellor to the Deputy President from 1999 to 2005.