Mannetjies Grobler Explained

Party:	Democratic Alliance Democratic Party
Office1:	Member of the National Assembly
Termstart1:	June 1999
Termend1:	April 2004
Citizenship:	South Africa
Birth Date:	25 June 1941
Constituency1:	Gauteng

Godfried Augus Josephes "Mannetjies" Grobler (born 25 June 1941) is a retired South African politician who represented the Democratic Party (DP) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2004. He served the Gauteng constituency.

Life and career

Grobler was born on 25 June 1941.^[1] He gained election to the National Assembly in the 1999 general election as a DP candidate for the Gauteng constituency. In 2000, the DP co-founded the Democratic Alliance (DA), a multi-party coalition of opposition parties, and DA leader Tony Leon appointed Grobler as the coalition's spokesman on public service and administration.^[2] He later served as spokesman on local government.^[3]

In the 2004 general election, the DP was fully absorbed into the DA, and Grobler stood for re-election to his seat under the DA's banner. He was ranked 20th on the DA's regional party list for Gauteng^{[4] [5]} and did not secure re-election.

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Web site: 23 August 2000 . DA appoints joint parly spokespersons . 2023-05-09 . News24 . en-US.
3. Web site: Rossouw . Mandy . 21 September 2003 . Minister's million-rand ads . 2023-05-09 . News24 . en-US.
4. Web site: 2004-01-26 . Top DA brass low on Gauteng list . 2023-05-09 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
5. Web site: 2004-02-15 . Few surprises on DA election lists . 2023-05-09 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.