Andries Botha (Free State politician) explained

Party:
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Termstart1:2 December 2006
Termend1:May 2009
Citizenship:South Africa
Termstart2:June 1999
Termend2:April 2004
Spouse:Sandra Botha
Birth Name:Andries Johannes Botha
Birth Date:12 July 1939

Andries Johannes Botha (born 12 July 1939) is retired a South African politician who served in the National Assembly and Free State Provincial Legislature, representing the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Democratic Party (DA). He is a former leader of the DA's Free State branch.[1]

Legislative career

Botha was elected to a seat in the National Assembly in the 1999 general election. He represented the DP, which shortly afterwards became the DA, and he served the Free State constituency.[2] In the next general election in 2004, He left the national Parliament to take up a seat in the Free State Provincial Legislature, ranked first on the DA's list for the province.[3] [4] However, on 2 December 2006, he was sworn back in to the National Assembly, again representing the Free State constituency; he filled a casual vacancy that arose in the DA caucus after Roy Jankielsohn's resignation.[5] He retired from his seat after the 2009 general election.

Personal life

Botha is married to national politician Sandra Botha,[6] who retired alongside him in 2009.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009-01-07 . DA’s Sandra Botha to retire after elections . 2023-04-11 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 3 May 2004 . South Africa . Election Update 2004 . Electoral Institute of Southern Africa . 8.
  5. Web site: 2009-01-15 . National Assembly Members . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090514071402/http://www.pmg.org.za/parlinfo/nalist#_ftnref87 . 14 May 2009 . 2023-04-08 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group.
  6. News: 27 May 2007 . Liberal boeremeisie with vooma . IOL . 11 April 2023.