Theodorus Gerhardus "Theo" Alant is a South African politician who represented the National Party (NP) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 1999. He was elected in the 1994 general election[1] and served as the NP's spokesperson on finance.[2]
Theo Alant | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office May 1994 – April 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | National Party |
Before the end of apartheid, Alant served in the NP government of President F. W. de Klerk as deputy administrator for economic affairs and technology.[3] He represented the NP during the negotiations to end apartheid[3] and in subsequent negotiations for the drafting of the post-apartheid constitution.[4] He remained with the NP after it was restyled as the New National Party in 1997,[1] but he left Parliament after the 1999 general election and became a farmer in Jacobsdal, Free State.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Minutes of proceedings of the Constitutional Assembly" (PDF). Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. 24 May 1994. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "The year of RDP delivery". The Mail & Guardian. 15 March 1996. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Alant, Theo". The O'Malley Archives. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Landboulex se benoemdes laat wenkbroue lig". Landbou (in Afrikaans). 12 September 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2023.