President FW de Klerk Preceded by Leon Wessels | Occupation Lawyer Name Tertius Delport | |
Born 16 October 1939 (age 84)
Humansdorp, Eastern Cape ( 1939-10-16 ) Alma mater University of Stellenbosch
University of Port Elizabeth Education University of Port Elizabeth | ||
Jacobus Tertius Delport (born 16 October 1939 in Humansdorp) is a former South African parliamentarian who played a significant role with Joe Slovo in drafting the new South African Constitution. Initially a member of the National Party, he later defected to the Democratic Party (today called the Democratic Alliance).
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Early life
He studied a BA LLB at the University of Stellenbosch and is LLD at the University of Port Elizabeth, where he also served as the Dean of Law Faculty (1976–87)
Political career
He entered politics in 1987 as an MP, serving as Minister of Local Government in President F W de Klerks government.
On 9 February 2009, Delport delivered his farewell address to Parliament, critiquing President Kgalema Motlanthe's recent State of the Nation Address and lamenting what he called South Africa's "downward spiral".