Ryno King Explained

Party:Democratic Alliance (since March 2003)
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Termstart1:23 April 2004
Termend1:May 2009
Citizenship:South Africa
Birth Date:26 August 1947
Birth Name:Ryno Johannes King
Constituency1:Western Cape
Otherparty:New National Party (until March 2003)

Ryno Johannes King (born 26 August 1947)[1] is a South African politician who served the Western Cape in the National Assembly from 2004 to 2009. Before that, he served in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. He was a member of the New National Party (NNP) until March 2003, when he crossed the floor to the Democratic Alliance (DA).

Legislative career

King was elected to an NNP seat in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in 1999[2] and served as the party's chief whip in the legislature for part of the legislative term that followed.[3] During the floor-crossing window of March 2003, he joined Alta Rossouw and Gerhard van Rensburg in defecting from the NNP to the DA.[4] [5]

In the 2004 general election, King was elected to the National Assembly under the DA's banner.[1] He represented the Western Cape constituency[1] and was the DA's spokesperson on rural safety.[6] [7] He did not stand for re-election in 2009.[8]

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  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. Web site: 1 November 2001 . Morkel out in the cold . 14 June 2023 . News24 . en-US.
  4. Web site: 22 March 2003 . NNP suffers early defections . 14 June 2023 . News24 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Pressly . Donwald . 24 March 2003 . Camerer leaves NNP for DA . 14 June 2023 . News24 . en-US.
  6. Web site: 27 November 2007 . DA highlights problem of stock theft . 14 June 2023 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  7. Web site: 4 October 2006 . DA launches agricultural campaign in Free State . 14 June 2023 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  8. Web site: 6 April 2009 . 2009 National and Provincial Election – Final Candidate Lists . 27 May 2023 . Electoral Commission of South Africa.

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