Johan Steenkamp

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Johan Steenkamp
Member of the National Assembly
In office
1994–1999
Personal details
Born
Pieter Johannes Steenkamp

(1943-02-14) 14 February 1943 (age 80)
Citizenship South Africa
Political party United Democratic Movement
Other political
affiliations
National Party

Pieter Johannes Steenkamp (born 14 February 1943) [1] is a retired South African politician who represented the National Party in the National Assembly during the first democratic Parliament from 1994 to 1999. He was elected to his seat in the 1994 general election. [2]

In early 1999, [3] he resigned from Parliament and defected to the recently formed United Democratic Movement (UDM). In the 1999 general election, he stood for election to the National Assembly under the UDM's banner, [1] but he was not ranked highly enough to be elected. He served as the UDM's parliamentary liaison officer instead. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "General Notice: Electoral Commission Notice 1113 of 1999 – Final List of Candidates" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa . Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 26 May 1999. p. 242. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 via Yumpu.
  3. "Nats and DP At Each Other's Throats In Run-Up To Poll". Cape Argus. 2 February 1999. Retrieved 17 June 2023 via AllAfrica.
  4. "Bantu Holomisa in London". United Democratic Movement. 28 October 1999. Retrieved 17 June 2023.