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Niekie van den Berg

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Nicolaas Jacobus van der Berg
MP
Shadow Minister of Arts and Culture
In office
2012–2014
LeaderHelen Zille
Preceded byAnnelie Lotriet
Succeeded byWinston Rabotapi
Member of Parliament
for Merafong, Gauteng
In office
6 May 2009 – 8 May 2014
Personal details
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance, Freedom Front Plus (2014- )

Niekie van de Berg is a South African politician, formerly a Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance. He served as the DA Shadow Minister of Arts and Culture from 2012 until 2014, when he was succeeded by Winston Rabotapi.[1][2] He is a former talk radio presenter with Radio Sonder Grense.[3]

Van den Berg announced his resignation from the Democratic Alliance in 2014 and joined the smaller Freedom Front Plus.

References

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  1. ^ "Parliament's meeting with SABC board must be open", Times Live, August 23, 2010
  2. ^ SABC should be privatised: DA", Independent Online, April 14, 2012
  3. ^ "Manyi faces MPs", Independent Online, March 16, 2011

Offices held

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Political offices
Preceded by Shadow Deputy Minister of Communications
2009–2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Shadow Minister of Arts and Culture
2012-2014
Succeeded by