Wynand Boshoff, the grandson of Hendrik Verwoerd 'the Architect of Apartheid', will be making his way to Parliament as an MP for the VF+. CapeTimesSA
Dr Wynand Johannes Boshoff is the grandson of Verwoerd and will represent the Freedom Front Plus in Parliament, according to Netwerk24. Hendrik Verwoerd is often dubbed the "Architect of Apartheid" for his role in shaping the implementation of apartheid policy when he was minister of native affairs and then prime minister, once describing apartheid as a "policy of good neighbourliness".
Wynand was able to secure a seat in Parliament after the 2019 general elections. This was mainly in part due to the growth the VF-Plus received this election cycle. In the 2014 general elections, the VF+Plus obtained 165 715 national votes, but in this cycle the partly received 414 864 votes. Not much is known about Wynand other than the fact that he was a councillor in the Sol Plaatjie Municipality in the Northern Cape. Wynand's father, Carel Boshoff was in fact the son-in-law of Verwoerd. He married Verwoerd's daughter Anna. Carel was a professor of theology and was also an Afrikaner cultural activist.
Carel was the president of the Orania movement until 2007. He became disabled due to an illness and his position as president was taken over by his son Carel Boshoff IV.
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