6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Democratic ▁Alliance ▁Parliament ary ▁Le ader ▁Ath ol ▁T rol lip ▁named ▁Rab ot api ▁as ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Public ▁Works . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁DA ▁Parliament ary ▁Le ader ▁L indi we ▁Maz ib uk o ▁appointed ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁of ▁Sports ▁and ▁Rec re ation . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁elections , ▁DA ▁Parliament ary ▁Le ader ▁M mus i ▁Ma im ane ▁retained ▁Rab ot api ▁in ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁Cab inet ▁and ▁moved ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁Culture ▁port folio . ▁ ▁The ▁Democratic ▁Alliance ▁parliament ary ▁c au cus ▁elected ▁Rab ot api ▁as ▁a ▁party ▁wh ip ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁elections , ▁Rab ot api ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Provin cial ▁Legisl ature ▁and ▁took ▁office ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁DA ' s ▁c au cus ▁soon ▁elected ▁him ▁as ▁c au cus ▁leader . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : D em ocr atic ▁Alliance ▁( S outh ▁Africa ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁North ▁West ▁( S outh ▁African ▁province ) ▁Category :