Sydney Opperman

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Sydney Opperman
Member of the National Assembly
In office
June 1999 – May 2009
ConstituencyWestern Cape
Personal details
Born
Sydney Edward Opperman

(1942-06-25) 25 June 1942 (age 81)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
Democratic Party

Sydney Edward Opperman (born 25 June 1942)[1] is a retired South African politician from the Western Cape. He represented the Democratic Party and Democratic Alliance (DA) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2009, gaining election to the Western Cape caucus in 1999[1] and 2004.[2]

During his second term, Opperman was the DA's spokesman on public works and land affairs, in which capacity he spearheaded the party's opposition to the Expropriation Bill.[3] In 2008, he protested the bill by staging a walkout from parliamentary public hearings on the legislation.[4]

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. ^ Segar, Sue (1 June 2008). "Land: DA join the fight against proposed Expropriation Bill". Witness. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Zille: DA will fight Expropriation Bill". The Mail & Guardian. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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