Johnny de Lange

Johnny de Lange
Member of the National Assembly
In office
9 May 1994 – 6 May 2014
Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
In office
29 April 2004 – 10 May 2009
President
Minister
Succeeded byAndries Nel
Personal details
Born
Johannes Hendrik de Lange

(1958-01-15) 15 January 1958 (age 66)
Eshowe, Natal
Union of South Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Alma materStellenbosch University
University of Cape Town

Johannes Hendrik "Johnny" de Lange (born 15 January 1958) is a South African politician and lawyer who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2014. He served as Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development from 2004 to 2009 and before that, he chaired the Portfolio Committee on Justice from 1994 to 2004.

De Lange is a former anti-apartheid activist and an advocate of the Cape High Court. He left Parliament after the 2014 general election, in which he failed to gain re-election to his seat.