Dévar Smit

Dévar Smit is a South African politician and educator who served as a member of the Free State Provincial Legislature from 2019 to 2021. Smit is a member of the Freedom Front Plus

Hon
Dévar Smit
Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature
In office
22 May 2019 – May 2021
Succeeded byArmand Cloete
Personal details
Born
Dévar Smit

22 February 1989
Utrecht
NationalitySouth African
Political partyFreedom Front Plus
ResidenceBloemfontein
Alma materUniversity of the Free State
OccupationPolitician, teacher

Background

Smit grew up in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal and matriculated from Glenwood High School in Durban. He studied at the University of the Free State where he graduated with a degree in human movement sciences. Smit proceeded to work as a teacher for five years after that.[1]

Smit's grandfather, Frank Thomas, had served as the assistant treasurer of Walvis Bay in Namibia and later as town treasurer of Stanger and Greytown in KwaZulu-Natal. Smit took an interest in politics at a young age after listening to his grandfather's stories about politicians and city councils.[1]

Political career

Smit served as a councillor of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality until his election to the Free State Provincial Legislature in May 2019. He took office on 22 May 2019 and was the sole representative of the Freedom Front Plus.[2][3]

In May 2021, he resigned from the provincial legislature due to personal circumstances. FF Plus NCOP MP Armand Cloete took over as the party's representative in the provincial legislature.[4][5]

References
  1. Gericke, Marietjie (27 July 2019). "Smit & Smit: VS-wetgewer se linker- en regtervleuels . . " (in Afrikaans). Netwerk24. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. Gerber, Jan (14 May 2019). "'Dis mos jou mense': FF Plus keeps it in the FFamily". News24. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. Gericke, Marietjie (13 May 2019). "Dévar Smit VF Plus-lid in Vrystaatse wetgewer" (in Afrikaans). Netwerk24. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. Gericke, Marietjie (12 May 2021). "Skuiwe by VF Plus in Vrystaat 'in belang van kiesers'". Netwerk24. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. Morapela, Katleho (11 May 2021). "FS to appoint new NCOP delegate". OFM News. Retrieved 5 June 2021.


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