Johannes Petrus Izak "Sakkie" Blanché is a South African politician who served in

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both before and after the end of

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, representing variously the National Party (NP), the Federal Alliance (FA), and the Democratic Alliance (DA). He also served in the

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. Blanché represented the NP in Parliament during apartheid; the ''

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'' said that he was "an arch-

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". When the FA was founded in 1998, Blanché left the NP to become the FA's provincial leader in

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, an office he held from August 1999 to December 2003. During that time, on 2 February 2001, Blanché was returned to Parliament, taking up a seat in the National Assembly that had been vacated by the FA's

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. Although the FA's union with the DA was short-lived, Blanché remained with the DA and stood on its list for re-election to the National Assembly in

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. He was elected to represent the Gauteng constituency and served until the 2009 general election.

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Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians National Party (South Africa) politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 21st-century South African politicians 20th-century South African politicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Federal Alliance (South Africa) politicians Members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanché, Sakkie