Maans Nel

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Maans Nel
Member of the National Assembly
In office
May 1994 –May 2009

Adriaan Hermanus "Maans" Nel is a South African politician who served in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2009, representing the Northern Cape. He was a member of the National Party (NP) and New National Party (NNP) until March 2003, when he crossed the floor to the Democratic Alliance (DA).

Legislative career

Nel was elected to the National Assembly in South Africa's first post-apartheid elections in 1994, listed on the NP's list. [1] [2] He remained with the NP after it was restyled as the NNP in 1997, and he won re-election to his seat under the NNP banner in 1999. [3] However, during the March 2003 floor-crossing window, he left the NNP and joined the DA. [4] [5]

He was re-elected to his seat in the 2004 general election, representing the DA in the Northern Cape, [6] and served as the DA's spokesman on land affairs. [7] [8] He left Parliament after the 2009 general election.

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References

  1. ↑ "Minutes of proceedings of the Constitutional Assembly" (PDF). Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. 24 May 1994. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Members of the National Assembly". Parliament of South Africa. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 28 June 1998. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "NNP suffers early defections". News24. 22 March 2003. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Pressly, Donwald (24 March 2003). "Camerer leaves NNP for DA". News24. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "DA sounds land reform alarm". News24. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "DA launches agricultural campaign in Free State". The Mail & Guardian. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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