Connie Mulder
Cornelius Petrus Mulder (5 June 1925–12 January 1988) was a South African politician and cabinet minister. Early life Mulder was born on 5 June 1925. He was the son of a school principal and grew up with nine siblings. He studied for his bachelor of arts degree and received a diploma in education in 1945. He started his career as a teacher of Afrikaans, German and history in Randfontein and then attended the University of the Witwatersrand, where he received his PhD. His doctorate thesis was titled Die Invloed van die Bybel of the Vorming van die Afrikaanse Volkskarakter (The Influence of the Bible in the forming of the Afrikaans National Character). Political career Mayor of Randfontein Mulder became involved in local politics in Randfontein, becoming a member of the city council in 1951. He was elected as the deputy mayor and chair of the council's finance committee and later was elected as the mayor in 1953, when he was 28 years old. In 1955, he was elected president of the Transvaal Municipal Association. He was elected mayor for a second term in 1957 and he was a member of the United Municipal Executive of South Africa for four years.