Anna van Wyk
{{Short description|South African politician (born 1942)}}{{Not to be confused with|Annelizé van Wyk}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| party = {{plainlist|
| office1 = Member of the National Assembly
| termstart1 = May 1994
| termend1 = April 2004
| citizenship = South Africa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|09|04|df=yes}}
| constituency1 = Western Cape
}}
Anna van Wyk (born 4 September 1942) is a retired South African politician who represented the National Party (NP) and New National Party (NNP) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2004, serving the Western Cape constituency. She failed to gain re-election in the 2004 general election.
Early life and career
Van Wyk was born on 4 September 1942.{{cite magazine |date=11 June 1999 |title=General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures |url=https://gazettes.africa/archive/za/1999/za-government-gazette-dated-1999-06-11-no-20203.pdf |magazine=Government Gazette of South Africa |location=Pretoria, South Africa |publisher=Government of South Africa |volume=408 |issue=20203 |pages= |access-date=26 March 2021}} She was formerly an adviser to F. W. de Klerk while he was leader of the NP.{{Cite web |date=2002-06-20 |title=NNP vulnerable to musical chairs in Parliament |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2002-06-21-nnp-vulnerable-to-musical-chairs-in-parliament/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}
Post-apartheid legislative career
In South Africa's first post-apartheid elections in 1994, van Wyk was elected to represent the NP in the new National Assembly.{{Cite book |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/13429370/south-africa-campaign-and-election-report-april-26- |title=South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994 |publisher=International Republican Institute |year=1994 |access-date=13 April 2023 |via=Yumpu}} After gaining re-election in 1999, she served as the NNP's spokesperson on arts and culture{{Cite web |date=11 July 2002 |title='My conscience is clear' |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/my-conscience-is-clear-20020711 |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=7 August 2000 |title='Tolla's death leaves a void' |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/tollas-death-leaves-a-void-20000807 |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=News24 |language=en-US}} and later on communications.{{Cite web |date=2003-07-10 |title=Don’t panic, we’re not insolvent, says Post Office |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2003-07-10-dont-panic-were-not-insolvent-says-post-office/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}
In mid-2000, the Mail & Guardian reported that van Wyk had met with the Inkatha Freedom Party about possibly defecting during the next floor-crossing window, but van Wyk remained with the NNP. However, in the 2004 general election, the party performed very poorly and she did not secure re-election to her seat.{{Cite web |date=18 April 2004 |title=Long knives out for Marthinus |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/long-knives-out-for-marthinus-20040418 |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}
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Category:National Party (South Africa) politicians
Category:20th-century South African women politicians
Category:21st-century South African women politicians
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 1994–1999
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 1999–2004
Category:Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa