Karl Willem du Pré le Roux (born 1 December 1974)[2] is a South African physician and politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Democratic Alliance (DA) since 2024.
Background
Le Roux was born in Sweden but was raised in South Africa.[3] His mother is Ingrid le Roux, a medical doctor who founded the Philani Maternal Child Health and Nutrition Trust in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.[4] He received a medical degree from the University of Cape Town in 1999. He later attended Uppsala University in Sweden, where he obtained a master's degree in International Health and postgraduate diplomas in Anesthetics and Obstetrics.[3] Beginning in 2006, he worked at Zithulele Hospital in a rural area of the Eastern Cape.[3] He served as chair of the Rural Doctors' Association of South Africa from 2008 to 2012.[1] He is also a visiting fellow at the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University.[3]
Parliamentary career
Le Roux stood as a DA parliamentary candidate on the Western Cape list in the 2024 national elections and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly of South Africa.[5] He was sworn in on 25 June 2024.[6] He is a member of the Portfolio Committee on Health.[5]
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