Charles Redcliffe

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

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

  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.

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