Willie Aucamp

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Willie Aucamp
MP
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National Spokesperson of the Democratic Alliance
Assumed office
11 July 2024
Servingwith Karabo Khakhau
Parent Cassie Aucamp

Willem Abraham Stephanus Aucamp is a South African politician who has been National Spokesperson of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2024. Prior to his election as an MP, he was one of six permanent delegates from the Northern Cape to the National Council of Provinces from 2019 to 2024.

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Political career

Aucamp's father was formerly the leader of the Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging (AEB) but resigned in 2003 to form the National Action (NA). Aucamp joined his father's new party and became its Gauteng provincial leader. However, the NA lost all of its parliamentary representation in the April 2004 general election and was soon dissolved. Aucamp subsequently joined the African National Congress (ANC) with his newlywed wife. [1]

He later joined the Democratic Alliance (DA). In 2016, he was elected as a ward councillor of the Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality. [2] [3]

In May 2019, Aucamp was elected to the National Council of Provinces. He is one of six permanent delegates from the Northern Cape. [4] [5] In 2020, he stood for election as leader of the DA's Northern Cape branch. However, when the provincial congress was held on 5 December 2020, [6] he lost the vote to the outgoing provincial chairperson, Harold McGluwa. [7]

Aucamp stood as a DA parliamentary candidate on the National list in the 2024 general election and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly of South Africa. [8] He was sworn in on 25 June 2024. [9] He serves as a DA Whip and is a member of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture. [8]

Following his election to Parliament, he also was appointed by DA leader John Steenhuisen as one of the DA's national spokespersons, together with fellow MP Karabo Khakhau. [10]

Personal life

Aucamp married New National Party (NNP) spokesperson Carol Johnson in July 2004. [1] The marriage was short-lived as Johnson filed for divorce in September 2004, citing Aucamp's financial status and her not being informed about his child that was born out of wedlock. [11]

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  8. 1 2 "Mr Willem Abraham Stephanus Aucamp". Parliament of South Africa. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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