Dr Pieter Mulder (born 26 July 1951) is a South African politician and the leader of the Freedom Front Plus. He has been the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the cabinet of President Jacob Zuma since 11 May 2009. Other: Squash, Reading and is also interested in Astronomy, Computers and History. Dr Pieter Willem Mulder is the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Republic of South Africa from 11 May 2009. He has been a Leader of the Freedom Front since March 2001 and he is spokesperson of Freedom Front in Parliament for International Relations and Cooperation and Communication. Dr Mulder holds D.Phil, from Potchefstroom University for CHE in 1978; Master of Arts degree (with distiction) from Potchefstroom University for CHE in 1976 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Potchefstroom University for CHE in 1973. He Undertook post-doctoral studies in International Communication at University of Wisconsin, Madison in United States America in 1981. He Completed his high school education at the Riebeeck High School in Randfontein in 1968. Dr Underwent national service military training in the Navy at Saldanah Bay in 1969 and thereafter; he was a Lecturer in Communication at Potchefstroom University for CHE in 1974; Professor and Head of Communication at Potchefstroom University for CHE in 1984; Vice- President of the South African Communication Lecturers' Union in 1984m and a member of the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa in 1984. He was elected to the Potchefstroom Town Council in 1985 and to the Parliament when he won a by-election in Schweizer-Reneke in March 1988. He was a founder member and Chairperson of the Freedom Front from March 1994 and was elected to Parliament by the Freedom Front from 1994 to 1999. He became a Chairperson of the Students' Representative Council and as Deputy President of the Afrikaanse Studentbond while he was a student and he became a member of the Conservative Party; a member of the Volksfront; Vice Chairperson of the Conservative Party in Transvaal and head of Information Committee.