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Johnny Schippers

1943 – 2009

South African politician

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Lived 1943 – 2009 (aged 65). Johnny Schippers was a politician.

Johannes "Johnny" Schippers (29 June 1943 – 31 January 2009) was a South African politician from the Western Cape. A former teacher, he served in the National Assembly from 2000 to 2004 and from 2005 to 2009. He was a member of the New National Party (NNP) until September 2005, when he crossed the floor to the African National Congress (ANC).

Early life Schippers was born on 29 June 1943 in Tulbagh in the former Cape Province. He held a BA from the University of South Africa and a BEd from the University of the Western Cape, and he was a teacher and school principal by profession. but he was not initially elected. Instead, he joined the assembly on 14 August 2000, replacing Abe Williams. He served as the NNP's spokesman on safety and security during the legislative term that followed.

Schippers was not immediately re-elected in the 2004 general election and again joined the legislature during the legislative term, replacing Cecil Herandien on 26 August 2005. By then, NNP leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk had announced the NNP's intention to disband. The week after being sworn in, during the floor-crossing window, Schippers followed van Schalkwyk and most of the NNP's other representatives in resigning from the NNP and joining the governing ANC. He served the rest of the term under the ANC banner.

Personal life Schippers was married. He died on 31 January 2009 in a car accident while travelling home to Tulbagh from the ANC's regional constituency office in Worcester.

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Who was Johnny Schippers?

South African politician (1943–2009)

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Johnny Schippers was born on 29 June 1943.

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Johnny Schippers died on 31 January 2009.

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Johnny Schippers was a politician.

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