Johan Jaco Londt was born on 27 November 1984 and is a South African politician who has been the Western Cape's Provincial Minister of Social Development and a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since June 2024.
16 Facts About Jaco Londt
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Jaco Londt was chairperson of the party's east region in the Western Cape from 2015 to 2020.
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Jaco Londt was born on 27 November 1984 in Oudtshoorn in the former Cape Province.
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Jaco Londt first studied mathematics at the University of Pretoria, before changing it to psychology.
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Jaco Londt was appointed the provincial director of the Democratic Alliance in 2008.
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Jaco Londt was elected to parliament following the 2014 general election that was held on 7 May He was appointed as one of the Western Cape's delegates in the National Council of Provinces and took office on 22 May He was elected chairperson of the DA's East Region of the Western Cape in 2015.
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Jaco Londt was re-elected for a second term as chair in 2017.
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On 7 September 2018, Jaco Londt was appointed to the National Assembly.
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Jaco Londt served in the chamber for only eight months before being appointed back to the NCOP after the general election held on 8 May 2019.
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In 2020, Jaco Londt stood down as regional chairperson and Tertuis Simmers was elected to succeed him.
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Jaco Londt subsequently declared that he was a candidate to replace Anton Bredell as the DA provincial chairperson.
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Jaco Londt was elected at the party's virtual provincial congress on 21 November 2020.
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Jaco Londt was re-elected unopposed as provincial chairperson of the DA at the party's provincial congress in November 2023.
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Jaco Londt was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in the 2024 provincial election.
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Jaco Londt was then appointed as the Provincial Minister of Social Development by premier Alan Winde.
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Jaco Londt is married to Dorcas Dube Londt, who serves as a National Marketing and Communications Manager for an NGO.