Ben Turok | |
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| Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interest | |
| In office 8 February 2011 – 6 May 2014 Serving with Buoang Mashile | |
| Preceded by | Luwellyn Landers |
| Succeeded by | Amos Masondo |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 1994 – 6 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Turok 26 June 1927 Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia |
| Died | 9 December 2019 (aged 92) Cape Town, South Africa |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Congress of Democrats South African Communist Party |
| Spouse | Mary Turok |
| Children | 3, including Neil Turok |
Benjamin Turok (26 June 1927 – 9 December 2019) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and economics professor. He represented the African National Congress in the post-apartheid National Assembly from 1994 to 2014.[1]
- ^ "Parliament deeply saddened by the passing of former MP Prof Ben Turok". Parliament of South Africa. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2023.