Johann Durand (politician)

Johann Durand
Member of the National Assembly
In office June 1999 – April 2004
Constituency	Gauteng
Personal details
Born	(1954-01-01) 1 January 1954 (age 71)
Citizenship	South Africa
Political party	New National Party National Party

Johann Durand (born 1 January 1954) is a South African politician from Gauteng. He represented the New National Party (NNP) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2004.

Early life and career

Born on 1 January 1954,[1] Durand was formerly a local politician in Pretoria.[2] He is Coloured.[2]

Legislative career

Durand was elected to the National Assembly in the 1999 general election, serving the Gauteng constituency.[1] He served as the NNP's spokesman on correctional services during the legislative term that followed.[3] In the next general election in 2004, the NNP performed extremely poorly, and Durand was among those who lost his seat.[4]

In the aftermath of the 2004 election, Durand was appointed as director for administration in the ministerial office of NNP leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk, who had been appointed as Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. The Democratic Alliance complained that the appointment displayed "blatant nepotism".[5]

References

1. "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
2. "Local elections: The brown Nat, the tree planter, the premier's mother-in-law, and a madam called Eve". The Mail & Guardian. 20 October 1995. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
3. "Outrage over rape of teenager in police cell". The Mail & Guardian. 2 July 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
4. "Long knives out for Marthinus". News24. 18 April 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
5. "DA accuses NNP of nepotism". News24. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2023.