Adriaan Zacharias Albertus "Alie" van Jaarsveld (born 28 January 1954) is a South African politician and communications strategist. He represented the New National Party (NNP) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2004, serving the Eastern Cape constituency. He later served as a spokesman in the Western Cape Provincial Government.
Alie van Jaarsveld | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office June 1999 – April 2004 | |
| Constituency | Eastern Cape |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1954 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | New National Party |
| Spouse |
Anne-Marie van Jaarsveld
(divorced) |
Early life
editVan Jaarsveld was born on 28 January 1954.[1] His father, Ben van Jaarsveld, was a longtime employee of the National Party, the NNP's predecessor, and a self-described "apostle for the previous [apartheid] government".[2]
Political career
editIn the 1999 general election, van Jaarsveld was elected to represent the NNP in the National Assembly. With Manie Schoeman, he was one of the party's two representatives in the Eastern Cape constituency.[1] During the parliamentary term that followed, he was also the NNP's media director.[3]
Van Jaarsveld left Parliament after the 2004 general election. Shortly after the election, he was appointed as spokesman to his NNP colleague, Cobus Dowry, who was newly appointed as the Western Cape's Provincial Minister for Agriculture.[4] The Democratic Alliance said that van Jaarsveld's appointment to this government office was an example of nepotism by the NNP.[4]
Personal life
editVan Jaarsveld was married for three decades to Anne-Marie van Jaarsveld, who represented the NNP as a local councillor.[5] They were separated by 2003 and van Jaarsveld began a relationship with an NNP parliamentary researcher. The Van Jaarsvelds' divorce proceedings in that year received extensive media attention after Anne-Marie told the press about her husband's new relationship.[2][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Schoeman, Vera (17 September 2003). "Dad likes MPs new love". News24. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Grobler, Cobus (15 August 2003). "Cape Talk has to answer". News24. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b "DA accuses NNP of nepotism". News24. 16 May 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b Schoeman, Vera (16 September 2003). "Sexy SMS makes wife see red". News24. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Schoeman, Vera (19 August 2003). "Parly a 'whorehouse'". News24. Retrieved 12 May 2023.