Aubrey Baartman

Nevie Aubrey Baartman (born 4 October 1958) is a South African politician from the Northern Cape. He is the provincial leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and an EFF representative in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature. He was previously a senior provincial African National Congress (ANC) member.

The Honourable

Aubrey Baartman

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Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
21 May 2014
Personal details
Born (1958-10-04) 4 October 1958
NationalitySouth African
Political partyEconomic Freedom Fighters
Other political
affiliations		African National Congress
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Baartman was formerly a member of the ANC. He joined the party in the 1990s and served in multiple party structures. He served as Mayor of the Namakwa District Municipality and regional secretary of the party's Namakwa region. He was a member of the National Executive Committee of the South African Football Association (SAFA).[1]

Baartman joined the EFF, when the party was formed in 2013. He became the inaugural provincial leader of the party. Prior to his election to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature in 2014, he served as municipal manager of the Nama Khoi Local Municipality. He took office as a member of the provincial legislature in May 2014.[1]

In 2016, he was accused of committing fraud during his tenure as the municipal manager. Baartman denied these claims.[2]

Baartman was re-elected to a second term as a member of the provincial legislature in the 2019 South African general election.[3]

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References
  1. "Our top ten candidates - EFF". Politicsweb. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. Kwon Hoo, Sandi (23 June 2016). "EFF leader rubbishes fraud claims". IOL. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. "ANC comes out tops in Northern Cape". IOL. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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