Age, Biography and Wiki
Albert Fritz was born on 1 July, 1959 in Woodstock, Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa, is a South African politician. Discover Albert Fritz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
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| Age |
64 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
1 July 1959 |
| Birthday |
1 July |
| Birthplace |
Woodstock, Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
| Nationality |
South Africa
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He is a member of famous politician with the age 64 years old group.
Albert Fritz Height, Weight & Measurements
At 64 years old, Albert Fritz height not available right now. We will update Albert Fritz's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Albert Fritz's Wife?
His wife is Dianne Fritz
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| Wife |
Dianne Fritz |
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| Children |
1 son |
Albert Fritz Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Albert Fritz worth at the age of 64 years old? Albert Fritz’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from South Africa. We have estimated Albert Fritz's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
politician |
Albert Fritz Social Network
Timeline
Albert Theo Fritz (born 1 July 1959) is a South African politician and advocate.
Fritz arranged several school boycotts during the 1970s and 1980s.
He became involved in various movements such as the Hanover Park Youth Movement and the Hanover Park Civic Association.
He was a member of the Cape Housing Action Committee.
He and his family later moved to District Six and were forcibly evicted in 1972 due to the Group Areas Act.
They relocated to Hanover Park on the Cape Flats.
He was expelled from Oaklands High School in 1976, because of his involvement in an anti-apartheid uprising.
At the University of the Western Cape, he achieved a BA Honours degree in Social Science and also an LLB. He soon enrolled for a master's degree in Social Sciences from the same university.
During the 1980s, he was appointed an organiser for the Media Workers' Association of South Africa.
Fritz also joined the United Democratic Front.
He joined the African National Congress's Strandfontein branch in 1990, but soon moved to the party's Milnerton branch in 1996.
He was employed by the office of the Inspecting Judge in 1999.
He was promoted to the post of Chief Judicial Inspector of Prisons in South Africa in 2002.
In 2008, Fritz announced that he was leaving the African National Congress.
He subsequently joined the Democratic Alliance.
From 2009 to 2010, he was a Member of the National Assembly and the Shadow Deputy Minister of Correctional Services.
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.
One of six children, Fritz was born in Woodstock, a suburb of Cape Town.
On 6 May 2009, Fritz took office as a Member of the National Assembly.
Shortly afterwards, the Democratic Alliance Parliamentary Leader Athol Trollip appointed Fritz to the position of Shadow Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, serving alongside James Selfe, who was reappointed as the Shadow Minister of Correctional Services.
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.
In September 2010, Premier Helen Zille announced that Provincial Minister Lennit Max and Fritz would exchange positions.
Max would become a Member of the National Assembly and Shadow Minister, while Fritz would become the Provincial Minister of Community Safety and a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.
Fritz left Parliament on 10 September 2010.
Fritz took office as Provincial Minister of Community Safety on 13 September 2010.
Fritz previously served as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Social Development from 2011 to 2019.
In May 2011, Zille appointed Fritz to the position of Provincial Minister of Social Development, succeeding Patricia de Lille.
Fritz took office on 1 June 2011.
Dan Plato succeeded him as the Provincial Minister of Community Safety.
In 2014, Fritz was admitted to the Western Cape High Court as an advocate.
He was also the deputy DA provincial leader 2017 to 2021.
On 7 October 2017, he was elected as the Deputy Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance, succeeding Bonginkosi Madikizela, at the party's provincial conference held at the Every Nation Church in Goodwood, Cape Town.
In May 2019, Fritz was appointed as the Provincial Minister of Community Safety by the newly elected Premier, Alan Winde.
He was re-elected as deputy provincial leader in November 2020, defeating Tertuis Simmers.
On 16 April 2021, Fritz was appointed as the acting DA leader in the Western Cape after Madikizela had "voluntarily stepped aside" as provincial leader for two weeks amid a qualifications scandal.
