Johannes Petrus Izak "Sakkie" Blanché is a South African politician who served in Parliament both before and after the end of apartheid, representing variously the National Party (NP), the Federal Alliance (FA), and the Democratic Alliance (DA). He also served in the Gauteng Executive Council.[1]
Sakkie Blanché | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 2 February 2001 – May 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Other political affiliations | |
Blanché represented the NP in Parliament during apartheid;[2] the Mail & Guardian said that he was "an arch-conservative".[3] When the FA was founded in 1998, Blanché left the NP to become the FA's provincial leader in Gauteng, an office he held from August 1999[1] to December 2003.[4] During that time, on 2 February 2001, Blanché was returned to Parliament, taking up a seat in the National Assembly that had been vacated by the FA's Louis Luyt.[5]
Although the FA's union with the DA was short-lived, Blanché remained with the DA and stood on its list for re-election to the National Assembly in 2004.[3] He was elected to represent the Gauteng constituency[6] and served until the 2009 general election.
References
edit- ^ a b "Blanché elected Gauteng leader". The Mail & Guardian. 2 August 1999. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Tensions in DA over Gauteng list". Business Day. 27 January 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Top DA brass low on Gauteng list". The Mail & Guardian. 26 January 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "FA gets new Gauteng leader". News24. 12 December 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "The National Assembly List of Resinations and Nominations". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "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" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.