Traverse Le Goff

Traverse Anatole Le Goff (born 5 August 1983) is a South African actor and politician who has served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since November 2022. As a member of the Democratic Alliance, South Africa's official opposition, Le Goff had previously served as a Councillor of the City of Cape Town.

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 his capacity as a representative of the City of Cape Town, Le Goff attended a public hearing on the Climate Change Bill conducted by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries in October 2022.

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.