Paul Kleinsmidt
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Paul Johannes Kleinsmidt (born 1 July 1936)[1] is a retired South African politician who represented the National Party in the National Assembly during the first democratic Parliament. He was not initially elected in the 1994 general election[2] but was sworn in during the term to fill a casual vacancy.[3] He stood for re-election in 1999 as a candidate in the Western Cape constituency, but he was ranked in unelectable position on the party list.[1]
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Paul Kleinsmidt | |
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Born | Paul Johannes Kleinsmidt (1936-07-01) 1 July 1936 (age 87) |
Citizenship | South Africa |
Political party | National Party New National Party |
Other political affiliations | Labour Party |
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During apartheid, Kleinsmidt represented the Elsies River constituency in the House of Representatives, the Coloured house of the Tricameral Parliament. He was a member of the Labour Party[4] before he joined the National Party.[5]