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Charles Redcliffe

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Charles Redcliffe
Personal details
Born
Charles Robert Redcliffe

(1946-09-24) 24 September 1946 (age 78)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance (since March 2003)
Other political
affiliations
New National Party
National Party

Charles Robert Redcliffe (born 24 September 1946)[1] is a South African politician. A former Member of Parliament, he represented the National Party and New National Party until March 2003, when he crossed the floor to the Democratic Alliance.

Political career

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Originally from the Eastern Cape,[2] Redcliffe was elected to the Western Cape caucus of the Senate of South Africa during the 22nd South African Parliament from 1994; he represented the National Party.[3] During the term of the 22nd Parliament, he was transferred to represent the NP in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.[4] In 2002, he returned to the national Parliament when he was sworn in to fill a casual vacancy in the National Assembly, now representing the renamed New National Party.[5][6] During the March 2003 floor-crossing window, he left the New National Party to join the Democratic Alliance.[7] He was not returned to Parliament in 2004.[8]

In 2006, he pled guilty in the trial resulting from the Travelgate scandal.[9] He admitted to using vouchers to take a £1,500 cruise with his wife and to pay for his son's £1,000 honeymoon.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "General Notice: Electoral Commission Notice 1113 of 1999 – Final List of Candidates" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 26 May 1999. p. 242. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Key Western Cape Nats seek new political home". The Mail & Guardian. 18 December 1998. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
  4. ^ "NNP defectors head for DP". The Mail & Guardian. 15 January 1999. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ^ "NNP vulnerable to musical chairs in Parliament". The Mail & Guardian. 20 June 2002. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ^ "MP who prematurely ejected stays in NNP fold". iol. 4 October 2002.
  7. ^ "ANC snatches control of Western Cape". The Mail & Guardian. 25 March 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Travelgate: It all started in 2002". The Mail & Guardian. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Travelgate: R70 000 fine imposed". The Mail & Guardian. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  10. ^ Meldrum, Andrew (24 January 2005). "40 accused in South African MPs' fraud case". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 June 2023.

See also

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