Watty Watson

Watty Watson
Chief Whip of the Official Opposition
In office
27 October 2011 – 6 May 2014
Preceded byIan Davidson
Succeeded byJohn Steenhuisen
Personal details
Born(1944-11-26)26 November 1944
Matatiele, South Africa
Died12 October 2014(2014-10-12) (aged 69)
Pretoria, South Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance (2000–2014)
Other political
affiliations
New National Party (1997–2000)
National Party (South Africa) (Prior to 1997)
SpouseMadeleine
Children2
Alma materPort Natal High School
University of Pretoria
OccupationPolitician

Armiston "Watty" Watson (26 November 1944 – 12 October 2014) was a South African politician and Democratic Alliance stalwart. He served as the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition in the National Assembly from 2011 to 2014 under the leadership of Lindiwe Mazibuko. He was first elected to Parliament in 1994 as an MP for the National Party of South Africa. Watson was a founding member of the Democratic Alliance and served as the party's leader in the National Council of Provinces prior to being selected as Chief Whip of the party's National Assembly caucus. Watson left Parliament after the May 2014 elections and died in October of the same year.[1][2]

  1. ^ Former DA chief whip Watson dies, IOL, Johannesburg, 12 October 2014. Retrieved on 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ Watty Watson. Retrieved on 7 February 2019.