Traverse Le Goff

Traverse Anatole Le Goff (born 5 August 1983) is a South African actor and politician who served as a Member of the 6th Parliament in the National Assembly of the Republic of South Africa from November 2022 until June 2024.

He also served as a Democratic Alliance municipal Councillor in the City of Cape Town from July 2024 to May 2025, and previously from November 2021 until November 2022.

Early life and education Le Goff was born in Johannesburg, Gauteng and he grew up in Northcliff and on the Atlantic Seaboard in Cape Town. Le Goff matriculated from Northcliff High School. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, and is completing an honours degree in International Politics from the University of South Africa.

Career In November 2021, Le Goff was elected to the City of Cape Town Council as a proportional representation Councillor for the DA. He served on the Energy Portfolio Committee as well as the Future Planning and Resilience Portfolio Committee.

On 10 November 2022, Le Goff was named the replacement for former DA MP Christopher Mario Fry. He was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly in the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa on 16 November 2022.

Le Goff was appointed as an Additional Member on the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy by DA Federal Leader John Steenhuisen on 27 January 2023. In preparation for the 2024 South African general election Le Goff was reassigned as an Additional Member to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour on 21 April 2023.

On the 17 January 2024 Le Goff was appointed as Shadow Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour by DA Federal Leader John Steenhuisen. He was not elected, however, he returned to the Cape Town City Council in July 2024.

On the 25 May 2025 Le Goff resigned from the City of Cape Town Council to take up an appointment in the Government of National Unity as the Private Secretary to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of the Republic of South Africa.

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