Johan Claasen de Waal (born 17 September 1949 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a Namibian politician.
[2] He resigned as chairperson of DTA in March 2010, citing a need to "move on" and make way for a younger generation.
[4] De Waal was born in September 1949 in South Africa, but moved with his family to Namibia in the same year of his birth.
In that year, de Waal, Barbara Rattay and Pieter Boltman formed the Alliance for Democratic Change, which maintained links with DTA.
[5] While in the National Assembly, de Waal was the party's main spokesperson for trade and financial affairs.