John Jeffery (South African politician)
John Harold Jeffery (born 31 October 1963) has been the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development in South Africa since 2013.[16] According to the Business Day, as a senior member of the Portfolio Committee on Justice he drove the ANC caucus's efforts to pass the controversial Legal Practice Act,[17] for which he continued to advocate after he was appointed to the Ministry."[20] Following national media coverage,[21][22][23] the ANC issued a statement saying that Jeffery had not intended to comment on Mazibuko's physical appearance, but that he would unconditionally withdraw his remark.[28][29][30][31][32][33] In April 2016, he defended President Jacob Zuma in a parliamentary debate on an unsuccessful motion to remove him from office following a Constitutional Court judgement about his non-compliance with the Public Protector's report.Jeffery reportedly said that, while the judgement found that the President's conduct had been inconsistent with the Constitution, it did not find that Zuma had committed a "serious violation.