Karl le Roux
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| birthname = Karl Willem du Pré le Roux
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| residence = Rondebosch, Western Cape
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Karl Willem du Pré le Roux (born 1 December 1974)[https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Documents/Candidates-List-NPE2024/National%20Candidates%20List.pdf NPE2024 - National Candidates List as on 10 April 2024] is a South African physician and politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Democratic Alliance (DA) since 2024.
Background
Le Roux was born in Sweden but was raised in South Africa. His mother is Ingrid le Roux, a medical doctor who founded the Philani Maternal Child Health and Nutrition Trust in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.{{cite web | title=200 Women | website=200 Women who will change the way you see the world | url=https://www.twohundredwomen.com/ingridleroux | ref={{sfnref | 200 Women who will change the way you see the world}} | access-date=2024-08-09}} He received a medical degree from the University of Cape Town in 1999. He later attended Uppsala University in Sweden, where he obtained a master's degree in International Health and postgraduate diplomas in Anesthetics and Obstetrics.{{cite web |title=Karl le Roux |url=https://chw.princeton.edu/people/karl-le-roux |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Center for Health and Wellbeing}} Beginning in 2006, he worked at Zithulele Hospital in a rural area of the Eastern Cape. He served as chair of the Rural Doctors' Association of South Africa from 2008 to 2012.{{cite web |last=Segar |first=Sue |date=2024-05-09 |title=From rural doctor to MP? "I hope to continue to serve", says Dr Karl le Roux |url=https://www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/05/09/from-rural-doctor-to-mp-i-hope-to-continue-to-serve-says-dr-karl-le-roux/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Spotlight}} He is also a visiting fellow at the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University.
Parliamentary career
Le Roux stood as a DA parliamentary candidate on the Western Cape list in the 2024 national elections and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly of South Africa.{{cite web |date=2024-07-11 |title=Dr Karl Willem du Pré le Roux |url=https://www.parliament.gov.za/person-details/5909 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Parliament of South Africa}} He was sworn in on 25 June 2024.{{Cite web |title=The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS {{!}} Politicsweb |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/the-400-mps-elected-to-the-national-assembly--iec |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=www.politicsweb.co.za |language=en}} He is a member of the Portfolio Committee on Health.