Philippus Van Staden

Philippus Adriaan van Staden (born 5 December 1975), known as Philip van Staden, is a South African politician from Gauteng. He has been serving as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) since 2019. He previously represented the FF+ in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature 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 Pretoria, South Africa. He attended Voortrekker Eeufees Primary School and matriculated from Pretoria North High School. When he was a teenager, he became involved in politics. At age 17, he was the chairperson of the Afrikaner Volksfront branch in Pretoria North. He also serves as member of the party's federal council. 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. He is a member of the Portfolio Committee on Health.

Van Staden was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 2024 general election.

Personal life Van Staden is married to Sumare Schonken. They have one daughter.

In February 2022, Van Staden was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He underwent surgery to remove it in May 2022.