Okkie Terblanche | |
|---|---|
| Shadow Deputy Minister of Police | |
| In office 5 June 2019 – 14 June 2024 | |
| Leader | John Steenhuisen Mmusi Maimane |
| Preceded by | Dianne Kohler-Barnard |
| Member of theNational Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 28 May 2024 | |
| Constituency | Western Cape |
| Permanent delegate to theNational Council of Provinces from theWestern Cape | |
| In office 15 October 2015 – 7 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ockert Stefanus Terblanche (1952-07-10)10 July 1952 (age 72) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
Ockert Stefanus "Okkie" Terblanche (born 10 July 1952) is a South African retired politician and retired police general who served as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Police and as a Member of theNational Assembly from 2019 until retiring from politics in 2024. He represented the Western Cape in theNational Council of Provinces (NCOP) from October 2015 to May 2019. Terblanche is a member of theDemocratic Alliance (DA).[1]
Terblanche was a police officer of theSouth African Police Service (SAPS) and served as a major general until 2010. He relocated to the town ofMossel Bay and campaigned for the DA during the2011 South African municipal elections. He was later elected chair of the DA branch in ward 10 of the municipality.[2]
In October 2015, the DA caucus in theWestern Cape Provincial Parliament nominated him to become a party representative in the NCOP, the upper house of theSouth African parliament.[3][4] He was confirmed as a permanent delegate on 15 October. He served as a permanent delegate until the2019 general election when he was elected to the lower house, the National Assembly. DA parliamentary leaderMmusi Maimane appointed him as the Shadow Deputy Police Minister on 5 June 2019.[5]John Steenhuisen was elected parliamentary leader in October 2019. He kept Terblanche in his position.
In February 2022, Terblanche was appointed as electoral head of the DA's Oudtshoorn constituency.[6]
Terblanche did not stand for re-election to the National Assembly at the2024 general election and retired from politics at the election.[7]