Cassie Aucamp
Casperus "Cassie" Aucamp (born 10 December 1950) is a retired South African politician and former Christian minister who was the inaugural leader of the Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging (AEB) and later the inaugural leader of Nasionale Aksie (NA). He served in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2004.
Cassie Aucamp | |
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office June 1999 – April 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Casperus Aucamp 10 December 1950 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | Nasionale Aksie (since 2001) |
| Other political affiliations | Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging (until 2003) |
| Children | Willie Aucamp |
Aucamp entered politics as the leader of AEB during the party's campaign in the 1999 general election. However, by the end of 2001, Aucamp had established an alternative political group, NA, which he co-founded with Danie Schutte and which differed from AEB in soliciting a multi-racial membership. Although his dual party affiliations caused tensions in AEB, he retained the leadership of AEB until March 2003, when he officially resigned from the party and crossed the floor to NA. NA did not win any seats in the National Assembly in the general election of the following year, and Aucamp was therefore ejected from Parliament.