Hermione Cronje
Hermione Theresa Cronje is a South African prosecutor. Cronje is the head of the Investigating Directorate in the Office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions.[1][2] Cronje previously worked in the National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit and was involved in the creation of the Anti-Corruption Task Team.[3]
Early life
Cronje moved around a lot during her youth, including to places such as Atlantis, Elsies River and Athlone.[4] She was named after her grandmother, Hermione.[4]
Education
Cronje holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the Kennedy School of Government in 2010; she also has a BA and LLB from the University of Cape Town.[5]
Career
Cronje worked from 1998 to 2012 in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).[2] She was first an assistant to the National Director of Public Prosecutions, and later became a member of the Asset Forfeiture Unit and its Regional Head in the Western Cape.[2] In 2012, she helped to establish the interdepartmental Anti-Corruption Task Team.[2]
In 2012, she left the NPA for the Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative, a programme under the World Bank and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.[6]
In May 2019 she was appointed head of the Investigating Directorate in the Office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions.[1] Her appointment was praised by Corruption Watch (South Africa).[7][3]
References
- ^ a b "Hermione Cronje to head state capture investigations at NPA". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ a b c d Bateman, Barry. "Hermione Cronje to head up Investigative Directorate within NDPP". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ a b "NPA unit head Hermione Cronje to lead state capture probes | IOL News". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ a b "Hermione and her magic wand". news24. 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Adv Hermione Theresa Cronje appointed as Head of NDPP Investigating Directorate - POLITICS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "Ramaphosa appoints Hermione Cronje as NDPP investigating directorate head | IOL News". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "Corruption Watch pleased with Cronje's appointment at NPA". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-19.