Paul Swart

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Paul Swart
Member of the National Assembly
In office
June 1999 – May 2009
Personal details
Born (1959-12-01) 1 December 1959 (age 64)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
Democratic Party

Paul Stefanus Swart (born 1 December 1959) is a South African politician who represented the Democratic Party (DP) and Democratic Alliance (DA) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2009. He represented the North West constituency and is also a former leader of the DP's North West branch.

Early life

Swart was born on 1 December 1959.[1]

Legislative career

He was elected to the National Assembly in the 1999 general election[1] and served two terms, gaining re-election in 2004.[2] On both occasions, he was ranked first on the party list for the North West Province and therefore served as one of the party's two representatives in the province, alongside Joe Seremane. By 1999, he was also the DP's provincial leader in the North West.[3]

The DP joined the DA coalition shortly after Swart was elected. He served as the DA's spokesman on safety during his first term[4] and as spokesman on intelligence during his second term.[5] In 2007, the DA caucus elected him as one of the party's four whips in the National Assembly, the others being Sandy Kalyan, Willem Doman, and Donald Lee.[6] He left Parliament after the 2009 general election.

References

  1. ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ "DP scoops another by-election". The Mail & Guardian. 9 September 1999. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Report on SA farm killings published by 'end of July'". The Mail & Guardian. 15 July 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ^ "DA demands return of NIA spying material". The Mail & Guardian. 27 March 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Botha: Zille 'delighted'". News24. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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