Philippus Adriaan van Staden (born 5 December 1975), known as Philip van Staden, is a South African politician from

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. He has been serving as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the

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(FF+) since 2019. He previously represented the FF+ in the

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from 2014 to 2019. Van Staden was a municipal councillor of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality from 2011 to 2014.

Early life and education

Philippus Adriaan van Staden was born in 1975 in

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, South Africa. He attended Voortrekker Eeufees Primary School and matriculated from

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. When he was a teenager, he became involved in politics. At age 17, he was the chairperson of the

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branch in Pretoria North. Van Staden became a businessman after school.

Political career

In 2005, Van Staden entered politics again. In 2008, he was elected to serve on the party's Gauteng provincial executive committee. He was the regional leader of the party in Pretoria from 2009 to 2016, the party's provincial organiser from 2009 to 2011, the party's mayoral candidate in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in 2011 and a Tshwane city councillor between 2011 and 2014. In 2013, he was elected as the deputy provincial leader of the party, a position he currently still holds. He also serves as member of the party's federal council. In

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he was elected as a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. As a member of the provincial legislature, he served on the programming, rules, local government and traditional affairs, roads and transport, petitions, ethics and human resources committees. In

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he stood as a parliamentary candidate from

and was subsequently elected to the

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and sworn in on 22 May 2019. He is a member of the

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Personal life

Van Staden is married to Sumare Schonken. They have one daughter. They reside in Bergtuin, Pretoria. In February 2022, Van Staden was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He underwent surgery to remove it in May 2022.

References

External links

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Mr Philippus Adriaan Van Staden – Parliament of South Africa
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Staden, Philip Living people 1975 births People from Pretoria Members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Afrikaner people Freedom Front Plus politicians