Andrew Louw (politician)

Andrew Louw (born 28 August 1969) is a South African politician who served as Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature from 2014 until 2021.

He was previously a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa where he served as the Shadow Minister of Labour.

On 14 May 2009, Democratic Alliance Parliamentary Leader Athol Trollip appointed Louw as the Shadow Minister of Labour.

[5] In September 2010, the Democratic Alliance announced that Louw would be redeployed to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature.

[7] In September 2018, the National Leader of the Democratic Alliance Mmusi Maimane announced Louw as the party's premier candidate for the 2019 elections.

The DA did manage to retain its position as Official Opposition with an increase in the number of seats in the party's provincial legislature caucus.

[13] McGluwa was elected to replace Louw as DA caucus leader in the provincial legislature on 30 November 2021.