Name John Block Role South African politician | Spouse Noluthando Block Party African National Congress | |
Political party African National Congress Similar People Sylvia Lucas, Sol Plaatje, Pixley ka Isaka Seme, Oliver Tambo, Nelson Mandela | ||
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John Fikile Block (born 10 February 1968) was the Provincial Chairman of the African National Congress in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa, and was a Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism in the Northern Cape Provincial Government. Block was found guilty of fraud, corruption and money laundering by the Northern Cape High Court in 2015. In December 2016 he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.
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Political career
Block was Chairman of the African National Congress Youth League, Upington Branch, in 1991 – 1992.
Block became a Member Provincial Legislature in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature in 1994. In 1999 he was appointed Member of Executive Council (MEC) for Transport, Roads and Public Works in the province, in which capacity he served until 2004 when he became MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism.
On 14 October 2015, Block was found guilty of fraud, corruption and money laundering by the Northern Cape High Court. He subsequently resigned as Northern Cape African National Congress Chairman and MEC on 16 October 2015.
