Maans Nel

Adriaan Hermanus "Maans" Nel is a South African politician who served in the National Assembly of [South Africa|National Assembly] from 1994 to 2009, representing the Northern Cape (National Assembly of [South Africa constituency)|Northern Cape]. He was a member of the National Party and National Party (South Africa)|New National Party] until March 2003, when he Floor [crossing (South Africa)|crossed the floor] to the Democratic Alliance.

Legislative career

Nel was elected to the National Assembly in South Africa's 1994 South [African general election|first post-apartheid elections] in 1994, listed on the NP's list. He remained with the NP after it was restyled as the NNP in 1997, and he won re-election to his seat under the NNP banner in 1999. However, during the 2003 South African [floor-crossing window period|March 2003 floor-crossing window], he left the NNP and joined the DA.
He was re-elected to his seat in the 2004 general election, representing the DA in the Northern Cape, and served as the DA's spokesman on land affairs. He left Parliament after the 2009 general election.