Albert Fritz

Albert Fritz
Interim Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape
In office 21 May 2021 – 1 March 2022 On leave: 24 January 2022 – 1 March 2022 Acting: 16 April 2021 – 21 May 2021
Deputy	Tertuis Simmers (interim)
Preceded by	Bonginkosi Madikizela
Succeeded by	Tertuis Simmers
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Community Safety
In office 23 May 2019 – 1 March 2022
Premier	Alan Winde
Preceded by	Alan Winde
Succeeded by	Reagen Allen
In office 13 September 2010 – 31 May 2011
Premier	Helen Zille
Preceded by	Lennit Max
Succeeded by	Dan Plato
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Social Development
In office 1 June 2011 – 22 May 2019
Premier	Helen Zille
Preceded by	Patricia de Lille
Succeeded by	Sharna Fernandez
Deputy Provincial Leader of the Western Cape Democratic Alliance
In office 7 October 2017 – 21 May 2021
Leader	Bonginkosi Madikizela
Preceded by	Bonginkosi Madikizela
Succeeded by	Tertuis Simmers (interim)
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
In office 13 September 2010 – 1 March 2022
Constituency	City of Cape Town
Member of the National Assembly
In office 6 May 2009 – 10 September 2010
Constituency	Western Cape
Personal details
Born	(1959-07-01) 1 July 1959 (age 65) Woodstock, Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Nationality	South African citizenship
Political party	Democratic Alliance (2008–2022)
Other political affiliations	African National Congress (1990–2008)
Spouse	Dianne Fritz
Children	1 son
Alma mater	University of Western Cape
Profession	Advocate Politician

Albert Theo Fritz (born 1 July 1959) is a South African politician and advocate. He was the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Community Safety for two nonconconsecutive terms from 2010 to 2011 and again from 2019 until his dismissal from the position amid sexual misconduct allegations in 2022. He was a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 2010 until his resignation from the DA in 2022. He served as the interim Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape from the suspension and resignation of Bonginkosi Madikizela in April 2021 until his resignation from the party in March 2022. He was also the deputy DA provincial leader 2017 to 2021. Fritz previously served as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Social Development from 2011 to 2019. From 2009 to 2010, he was a Member of the National Assembly and the Shadow Deputy Minister of Correctional Services.^[1]

In January 2022, Fritz was suspended as Community Safety Minister over serious sexual assault allegations. He also stepped aside as the interim DA provincial leader. On 1 March 2022, premier Alan Winde fired him as Community Safety Minister after an independent report found sufficient evidence of sexual misconduct by Fritz. He resigned from the DA on that same day.