Jacques Julius Explained

Jacques Julius
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Deputy Chief Whip of the Official Opposition
Leader:John Steenhuisen
Mmusi Maimane
Term Start:30 May 2019
Term End:2 December 2021
Predecessor:Mike Waters
Successor:Siviwe Gwarube
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Term Start1:22 May 2019
Term End1:18 August 2022
Office2:Permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces from Gauteng
Term Start2:22 May 2014
Term End2:7 May 2019
Birthname:Jacques Warren William Julius
Birth Date:4 June 1972
Birth Place:Randfontein, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Nationality:South African
Party:Democratic Alliance
Occupation:Member of Parliament
Profession:Politician

Jacques Warren William Julius (born 4 June 1972) is a South African Democratic Alliance politician from Gauteng who served as the Deputy Chief Whip of the Official Opposition in the National Assembly of South Africa from May 2019 to December 2021.[1] He was acting Chief Whip between the resignation of John Steenhuisen and the appointment of Natasha Mazzone in October 2019.[2] He became a Member of the National Assembly in May 2019. Julius served a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces from May 2014 to May 2019.[3]

On 21 November 2020, Julius was elected chairperson of the DA's West Rand region in Gauteng.[4] Ahead of the DA parliamentary caucus midterm leadership elections in December 2021, Julius had decided against running for re-election as deputy chief whip of the DA caucus. Siviwe Gwarube was elected to replace him. Julius was elected as one of the party's 12 whips.[5]

Julius resigned from Parliament on 18 August 2022.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Phakathi . Bekezela . DA picks its caucus leadership team . 10 April 2020 . BusinessDay . 30 May 2019.
  2. News: Head . Tom . Revealed: The DA members replacing Maimane and Steenhuisen in Parliament . 10 April 2020 . The South African . 24 October 2019.
  3. News: Mokone . Thabo . DA names parliamentary leaders as it aims to tackle ANC head-on . 10 April 2020 . TimesLIVE . 30 May 2019.
  4. News: Chothia. Andrea. 21 November 2020. DA announces provincial leadership election results. The South African. 28 November 2020.
  5. Web site: DA spokesperson Siviwe Gwarube elected party's deputy chief whip. 2021-12-02. TimesLIVE. en-ZA.