Gavin Woods (1948 – 15 January 2024) was a South African politician, academic and public service activist.
[1] Woods joined the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in 1984 after being recruited by Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
He was a member of parliament for the party between 1994 and 2009, serving on public accounts and finance committees, including as chairperson of the standing committee, and worked with Patricia de Lille on exposing corruption in the Arms Deal.
[2] Woods resigned as chairperson of the standing committee after his interventions were not taken up by the governing African National Congress (ANC).
Woods left the IFP in 2005, crossing the floor to the National Democratic Convention (Nadeco).