Hendry Benjamin Cupido is a South African politician who represented the

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(ACDP) in the

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from 2005 to 2009, serving the

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constituency. He was sworn in on 1 August 2005, filling a casual vacancy created by the resignation of

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. He is the husband of Pauline Cupido, who also served in the National Assembly. In November 2012, the couple defected together from the ACDP to the Democratic Alliance.

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Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 21st-century South African politicians Living people {{DEFAULTSORT:Cupido, Hendry Year of birth missing (living people) African Christian Democratic Party politicians Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians