Maans Nel Explained
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.
Notes and References
- Web site: 24 May 1994 . Minutes of proceedings of the Constitutional Assembly . 2 April 2023 . Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.
- Web site: 1998-06-03 . Members of the National Assembly . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19980628034746/http://www.parliament.gov.za/mps/mps.html . 1998-06-28 . 2023-04-12 . Parliament of South Africa.
- 11 June 1999 . General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures . . Pretoria, South Africa . . 408 . 20203 . 26 March 2021.
- Web site: 22 March 2003 . NNP suffers early defections . 2023-04-15 . News24 . en-US.
- Web site: Pressly . Donwald . 24 March 2003 . Camerer leaves NNP for DA . 2023-04-15 . News24 . en-US.
- 20 April 2004 . 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 . . Pretoria, South Africa . . 466 . 2677 . 4–95 . 26 March 2021.
- Web site: 16 October 2006 . DA sounds land reform alarm . 2023-04-15 . News24 . en-US.
- Web site: 2006-10-04 . DA launches agricultural campaign in Free State . 2023-04-15 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
