Former DA chief whip Douglas Gibson dies

Former DA chief whip Douglas Gibson dies

A former SA ambassador to Thailand, Gibson was ‘a great South African’, said DA leader John Steenhuisen

DA veteran Douglas Gibson dies aged 82

Gibson, a retired attorney, politician and diplomat served as South Africa's ambassador to Thailand.

Former politician Douglas Gibson died on Friday at the age of 82.

Retired Democratic Alliance Party Stalwart Douglas Gibson Has Passed Away At 82 - The Bulrushes

Johannesburg – Democratic Alliance (DA) party stalwart Douglas Gibson has passed away at 82. “On behalf of the DA, I would like to formally extend our deepest condolences to the friends and family of a great South African, Douglas Gibson,” party leader John Steenhuisen said Friday, (9 May 2025). Douglas was the consummate politician and public servant, perhaps best remembered in terms of his career as the Chief Whip of the Democratic Party and l…

DA mourns the loss of Douglas Gibson

By Staff Reporter Former South African ambassador to Thailand and Democratic Alliance chief whip Douglas Gibson has died. DA leader John Steenhuisen described Gibson, 82, as a consummate politician and public servant. “He was a fierce fighter for freedom in South Africa who, even to the last days of his life, took no prisoners in advocating for what he and our party believed,” Steenhuisen said in a statement on Friday. “And yet, he brought to al…