Johnny de Lange

**Johannes Hendrik "Johnny" de Lange** (an haife shi a ranar 15 ga watan Janairu 1958) ɗan siyasan Afirka ta Kudu ne kuma lauya wanda ya wakilci jam'iyyar ANC ta Afirka a Majalisar Dokoki ta ƙasa daga shekarun 1994 zuwa 2014. Ya yi aiki a matsayin mataimakin ministan shari'a da bunƙasa tsarin mulki daga shekarun 2004 zuwa 2009 kuma kafin nan, ya shugabanci kwamitin Portfolio9000 daga shekarun  1994 zuwa 2004.

De Lange tsohon mai fafutukar yaki da nuna wariyar launin fata ne kuma mai ba da shawara ga Kotun Koli ta Cape. Ya bar majalisar ne bayan babban zaɓen shekarar 2014, inda ya kasa samun nasarar sake tsayawa takararsa.

## Rayuwar farko da gwagwarmaya
An haifi De Lange a ranar 15 ga watan Janairu 1958  a Eshowe a tsohuwar lardin Natal.  Iyalinsa su ne Afrikaans kuma ya yi digiri a Afrikaans-medium Hoërskool Port Natal a shekarar 1975.   Ya kammala BA a Jami'ar Stellenbosch a shekarar 1978 da LLB a Jami'ar Cape Town a shekarar 1983,  ya kammala aikin soja na ƙasa a cikin wucin gadi.  Daga shekarun 1985 zuwa 1993, ya yi aiki a matsayin mai ba da shawara na Cape Bar. 

A cewar *Mail &amp;amp; Guardian*, de Lange ya sanya dangantakarsa ta farko ta siyasa yayin da yake mai ba da shawara a tsakiyar da kuma ƙarshen shekarar 1980s, wanda ke wakiltar masu adawa da nuna wariyar launin fata a yankin Cape Town, ciki har da Tony Yengeni da Ashley Forbes.  Ya kasance memba na kafa ƙungiyar National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL) a shekarar 1986 kuma ya kasance ma'ajin na United Democratic Front a Western Cape daga shekarun 1988 zuwa 1990.  Ya shiga jam'iyyar African National Congress (ANC) a Western Cape bayan da aka dakatar da ita a shekarar 1990.  Daga shekarun 1990 zuwa 1990, yana aiki a cikakken lokaci. Sashen bincike da horarwa na NADEL, ya kasance mamba a tawagar jam'iyyar ANC a dandalin tattaunawa na jam'iyyu da yawa wanda ya kawo ƙarshen mulkin wariyar launin fata. 

## Aikin siyasa bayan wariyar launin fata

### Shugaban Kwamitin Shari'a: 1994-2004
A cikin babban zaɓe na shekarar 1994, ɗan Afirka ta Kudu na farko a ƙarƙashin zaɓe na duniya, an zaɓi de Lange don wakiltar ANC a Majalisar Dokoki ta ƙasa,  kuma ya zama shugaban kwamitin Fayil na Majalisar kan Shari'a.  Bugu da ƙari, daga shekarun 1994 zuwa 1996, yana ɗaya daga cikin masu sasantawa na ANC a, kuma memba na kwamitin gudanarwa na Majalisar Tsarin Mulki wanda ya tsara tare da zartar da Kundin Tsarin Mulki bayan mulkin nuna wariyar launin fata. 

A matsayinsa na shugaban kwamitin shari'a, de Lange an san shi "a matsayin bijimi a cikin shagon china"  kuma ga abin da *Mail & Guardian* ta kira "maganganun sa".  Yayin da aka amince da shi a matsayin wanda ya jagoranci sauye-sauyen shari'a bayan mulkin wariyar launin fata,  maganganunsa a cikin tarurrukan majalisa sun haifar da rikici da wasu, shugabannin majalisar,   jami'an shari'a,   da George Bizos.  A cikin shekarar 1998, an dakatar da shi daga Majalisa na kwana ɗaya bayan faɗan jiki da ɗan majalisar adawa Manie Schoeman. 

### Mataimakin Ministan Shari'a: 2004-2009
Bayan babban zaɓen shekara ta 2004, shugaba Thabo Mbeki ya naɗa de Lange a matsayin mataimakin ministan shari'a da raya tsarin mulkin ƙasar, inda ya naɗa Brigitte Mabandla.  A cikin shekarar 2008, yayin da yake kan wannan ofishin, Mbeki ya naɗa shi don gudanar da cikakken nazari kan tsarin shari'ar laifuka,  kuma daga baya aka naɗa shi don daidaita aiwatar da babban tsari na zamani na zamani mai maki bakwai wanda ya fito daga bita.    Ya shahara musamman wajen jagorantar gyaran shari'a.  Bayan de Lange ya bar ma'aikatar shari'a a shekarar 2009, *Mail & Guardian* ya ce mutane da yawa sun ɗauka cewa shi, maimakon Ministan, shine "babban mutum" a cikin ma'aikatar. 

### Baya muƙamai
Bisa ga babban zaɓen shekara ta 2009, an sake zaɓar de Lange a majalisar dokoki,  amma sabon zaɓaɓɓen shugaban ƙasar Jacob Zuma ya naɗa Andries Nel a matsayin mataimakin minista.  De Lange ya ci gaba da zama a majalisa a matsayin mataimaki har zuwa watan Nuwamba 2010, lokacin da ANC ta zaɓe shi don ya zama shugaban kwamitin Fayil kan Ruwa da Muhalli. 

A babban zaɓen shekara ta 2014, de Lange ya tsaya takarar neman kujerar majalisar dokoki, amma ya kasance na 15 a jerin jam'iyyar ANC na lardin Western Cape kuma bai samu kujera ba.  A cikin watan Maris 2022, ANC ta nada shi don maye gurbin Nomvula Mokonyane a matsayin shugaban kwamitin ladabtarwa na cikin gida na jam'iyyar na ƙasa;  an sake naɗa shi wannan ofishi a shekarar 2023 bayan babban taron jam'iyyar na ƙasa karo na 55. 

## Manazarta