Roy Jankielsohn was born on 3 December 1967 and is a South African politician who has been the leader of the opposition in the Free State Provincial Legislature since 2014.
15 Facts About Roy Jankielsohn
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Roy Jankielsohn has been the provincial leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Free State since 2020.
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From 2000 to 2006, Jankielsohn represented the DA and Democratic Party in the National Assembly, where he was a member of Tony Leon's shadow cabinet.
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Roy Jankielsohn served an earlier term as DA provincial leader from 2006 to 2012.
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Roy Jankielsohn entered politics in 1995, when he stood for the Democratic Party as a candidate for election as a ward councillor in Bloemfontein, but he remained active in academia as a peer reviewer and member of the advisory board at his former UFS department.
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Roy Jankielsohn holds the rank of captain in an armoured reserve force unit of the South African National Defence Force.
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Roy Jankielsohn joined the National Assembly on 12 June 2000, filling a casual vacancy in the DP's Free State caucus.
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In March 2001, he was appointed to the shadow cabinet of DA leader Tony Leon, who appointed Roy Jankielsohn to replace Nic Clelland as his parliamentary counsellor.
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Roy Jankielsohn was re-elected and, now alongside Sandra Botha, continued as one of the party's two representatives in the Free State caucus.
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Later in 2006, upon the conclusion of his term as DA provincial chairperson, Roy Jankielsohn was elected as provincial leader of the DA in the Free State.
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Roy Jankielsohn entered the Free State Provincial Legislature as leader of the DA's caucus in the province.
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Roy Jankielsohn has retained that position since 2014, as the DA remained the official opposition after the 2019 general election.
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Roy Jankielsohn submitted three related complaints to the Public Protector between 2013 and 2016 and later testified about the project before the Zondo Commission.
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On 11 August 2023, Roy Jankielsohn was announced as the DA's Free State Premier candidate for the 2024 provincial election.
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Roy Jankielsohn is married to Astrid Jankielsohn, who is an entomologist.