# Traverse Le Goff

Traverse Anatole Le Goff (born 5 August 1983) is a South African actor and politician who has served as a Democratic Alliance municipal Councillor in the City of Cape Town since July 2024, and previously from November 2021 until November 2022. He was a Member of the 6th Parliament in the National Assembly of the Republic of South Africa from November 2022 until June 2024.

## Early life and education

Le Goff was born in Johannesburg, Gauteng and he grew up in Northcliff and on the Atlantic Seaboard in Cape Town. Le Goff matriculated from Northcliff High School. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, and is completing an honours degree in International Politics from the University of South Africa.

## Career

In November 2021, Le Goff was elected to the City of Cape Town Council as a proportional representation Councillor for the DA. He served on the Energy Portfolio Committee as well as the Future Planning and Resilience Portfolio Committee. In October 2022, Le Goff made an address, and a formal written submission in his official capacity as a municipal Councillor on behalf of the City of Cape Town to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment as part of the deliberations on the Climate Change Bill .
On 10 November 2022, Le Goff was named the replacement for former DA MP Christopher Mario Fry. He was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly in the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa on 16 November 2022.
Le Goff was appointed as an Additional Member on the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy by DA Federal Leader John Steenhuisen on 27 January 2023. In preparation for the 2024 South African general election Le Goff was reassigned as an Additional Member to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour on 21 April 2023.
On the 17 January 2024 Le Goff was appointed as Shadow Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour by DA Federal Leader John Steenhuisen.
In March 2024, News24 reported that Le Goff had been placed on the DA's candidate list for the Western Cape Provincial Parliament for the general election on 29 May 2024. He was not elected, however, he returned to the Cape Town City Council in July 2024.

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Jacob's Cross | Stablehand | 1 Episode; Television series |
| 2007 | The Raven | Drake | Television film |
| 2008 | Generation Kill | Marine | Uncredited; Television miniseries |
| 2013 | Stike Back | Section 20 Tech Soldier | Uncredited; Television series |
| 2014 | Generations | Jimmy South | 8 Episodes; Television series |
| 2014 | Muvhango | Wedding planner | 1 Episode; Television series |
| 2015 | Skeem Saam | Edward Brown | 8 Episodes; Television series |
| 2017 | Scandal! | Assassin, hitman | 2 Episodes; Television series |
| 2021 | Tali's Baby Diary | Property Guy | 1 Episode; Television series |
| 2022 | Theodore Roosevelt | Referee | 1 Episode; Television miniseries |
| 2022 | Theodore Roosevelt | Joe - Reporter 1 (Washington D.C.) | 1 Episode; Television miniseries |
| 2023 | Catch Me A Killer | Identikit Artist | 1 Episode; Television miniseries |