Sydney Opperman

Sydney Edward Opperman (born 25 June 1942) is a retired South African politician from the Western Cape. He represented the Democratic Party and Democratic Alliance (DA) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2009, gaining election to the Western Cape caucus in 1999 and 2004.

During his second term, Opperman was the DA's spokesman on public works and land affairs, in which capacity he spearheaded the party's opposition to the Expropriation Bill. In 2008, he protested the bill by staging a walkout from parliamentary public hearings on the legislation.