Nicolaas Deetlefs du Toit is a retired South African politician now residing in

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. Du Toit was born in

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in the former

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, now the

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. He attended and matriculated from Paarl Gimnasium in the neighbouring town of

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. He soon studied at

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and obtained a BA degree in Political Science, Sociology, Geography and Economics. He, later on, achieved an Honours degree in Business Administration from the university. Du Toit worked in agriculture, poultry processing and clothing manufacturing before he became involved in local politics. He joined the Democratic Party of South Africa (DP) in 2000 and was elected to the newly established

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council in the same year. He was promoted to the post of Democratic Alliance (DA) caucus leader in 2007. He became an MP for the DA in 2009 and served as one until 2014. He served on the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration. Du Toit later defected to the

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in October 2015, citing a policy change in the DA. He soon moved to

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Du Toit, Deetlefs Living people Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians Democratic Party (South Africa) politicians People from Paarl People from Worcester, South Africa South African emigrants to the United States Stellenbosch University alumni 21st-century South African politicians Alumni of Paarl Gimnasium Afrikaner people Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the National Assembly of South Africa