Tertius Delport
Jacobus Tertius Delport is a former South African parliamentarian who played a significant role with Joe Slovo in drafting the new South African Constitution. Initially a member of the National Party, he later defected to the Democratic Party.Early life
He studied a BA LLB at the University of Stellenbosch and is LLD at the University of Port Elizabeth, where he also served as the Dean of Law FacultyHe entered politics in 1987 as an MP, serving as Minister of Local Government in President F W de Klerks government.
On 9 February 2009, Delport delivered his farewell address to Parliament, critiquing President Kgalema Motlanthe's recent State of the Nation Address and lamenting what he called South Africa's "downward spiral".
