Introduction
Willem Abraham Stephanus Aucamp (born 26 February 1972), known as Willie Aucamp, is a South African politician who currently serves as a Delegate of the National Council of Provinces, representing the Northern Cape. He is a member of the Democratic Alliance (DA). He is the son of former MP Cassie Aucamp.
Biography
Aucamp was born in Thabazimbi on 26 February 1972 and matriculated from Frikkie Meyer High School.
His father, Cassie Aucamp, was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa for the right-wing Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging (AEB) in the general election of 1999. Cassie left the AEB in 2003 to form the National Action (NA). Willie joined the NA and was the party's Gauteng provincial leader.
The NA lost all of its parliamentary representation in the 2004 general election and was soon dissolved. Willie married New National Party (NNP) spokesperson Carol Johnson in July 2004. The couple soon joined the African National Congress (ANC). Aucamp's marriage with Johnson was short-lived as Johnson filed for divorce in September 2004, citing Aucamp's financial status and her not being informed about his child that was born out of wedlock.
Aucamp later joined the Democratic Alliance (DA) and was a candidate for the party in 2016 municipal elections. He was elected a ward councillor of the Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality.
In May 2019, Aucamp was elected a Delegate of the National Council of Provinces representing the Northern Cape.