Johann Durand

Johann Durand (born 1 January 1954) is a South African politician from Gauteng. He represented the New National Party (NNP) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2004.

Early life and career Born on 1 January 1954, Durand was formerly a local politician in Pretoria. He is Coloured. In the next general election in 2004, the NNP performed extremely poorly, and Durand was among those who lost his seat.

In the aftermath of the 2004 election, Durand was appointed as director for administration in the ministerial office of NNP leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk, who had been appointed as Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. The Democratic Alliance complained that the appointment displayed "blatant nepotism".