1. Albert Theo Fritz was born on 1 July 1959 and is a South African politician and advocate.
27 Facts About Albert Fritz
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Albert Fritz was a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 2010 until his resignation from the DA in 2022.
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Albert Fritz served as the interim Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape from the suspension and resignation of Bonginkosi Madikizela in April 2021 until his resignation from the party in March 2022.
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Albert Fritz was the deputy DA provincial leader 2017 to 2021.
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Albert Fritz stepped aside as the interim DA provincial leader.
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Albert Fritz resigned from the DA on that same day.
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One of six children, Albert Fritz was born in Woodstock, a suburb of Cape Town.
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Albert Fritz was expelled from Oaklands High School in 1976, because of his involvement in an anti-apartheid uprising.
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Albert Fritz soon enrolled for a master's degree in Social Sciences from the same university.
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Albert Fritz arranged several school boycotts during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Albert Fritz became involved in various movements such as the Hanover Park Youth Movement and the Hanover Park Civic Association.
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Albert Fritz was a member of the Cape Housing Action Committee.
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Albert Fritz joined the African National Congress's Strandfontein branch in 1990, but soon moved to the party's Milnerton branch in 1996.
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Albert Fritz was employed by the office of the Inspecting Judge in 1999.
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Albert Fritz was promoted to the post of Chief Judicial Inspector of Prisons in South Africa in 2002.
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In 2014, Albert Fritz was admitted to the Western Cape High Court as an advocate.
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In 2008, Albert Fritz announced that he was leaving the African National Congress.
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On 6 May 2009, Albert Fritz took office as a Member of the National Assembly.
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Max would become a Member of the National Assembly and Shadow Minister, while Albert Fritz would become the Provincial Minister of Community Safety and a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.
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Albert Fritz took office as Provincial Minister of Community Safety on 13 September 2010.
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In May 2019, Albert Fritz was appointed as the Provincial Minister of Community Safety by the newly elected Premier, Alan Winde.
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Albert Fritz was re-elected as deputy provincial leader in November 2020, defeating Tertuis Simmers.
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On 16 April 2021, Albert Fritz was appointed as the acting DA leader in the Western Cape after Madikizela had "voluntarily stepped aside" as provincial leader for two weeks amid a qualifications scandal.
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On 21 May 2021, Albert Fritz was elected as interim provincial leader unopposed after DA MPP Wendy Philander withdrew her candidacy.
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Albert Fritz requested to step down as the interim provincial leader of the DA in the Western Cape until the completion of the investigation into the allegations made against him, which the DA accepted.
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The Sunday Times reported that Albert Fritz sent late-night WhatsApp messages to young women asking them to come to his room during government trips and DA party activities.
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Albert Fritz has denied the allegations, calling it an 'anonymous and protected political smear'.