Rick Crouch
| Rick Crouch | |
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| City Councilor eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | |
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Assumed office 2010 |
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| Leader | Helen Zille→Mmusi Maimane |
| Preceded by | Gillian Noyce |
| Chairman eThekwini Ward 10 Branch | |
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In office 2009–2010 |
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| Leader | Helen Zille |
| Preceded by | None |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 September 1960 Cape Town |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle Mills |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Gillitts, South Africa |
| Occupation | Private Investigator |
| Website | Rick crouch & Associates |
Richard "Rick" Crouch (born 6 September 1960) is a South African politician and City Councillor in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality representing the official opposition Democratic Alliance. Aside from being a politician Crouch is a private investigator and a qualified commercial pilot.
Crouch matriculated from Mansfield High School in 1979. He joined the Democratic Alliance's predecessor, the Democratic Party, in 1980 as a student activist. In 1986, Crouch was forced to leave South Africa because of his opposition to the Apartheid System. Crouch went to the United States where he continued his education and activism against Apartheid.
There were three attempts on Crouch's life after which he decided to seek sanctuary in the United States.
In 1980 at the age of 19 Crouch became a member of the Progressive Party, one of the two opposition parties represented in parliament at the time. From the period 1982, until he was forced into self-exile in the United States, Crouch was among those white South Africans who opposed the Apartheid System; this was known as the White Resistance.
Crouch, along with his family, decided in 2005 that he would return to South Africa to pick up where he left off in 1986 and run for public office. Upon his return to South Africa, Crouch was elected to the Chairmanship of the eThekwini Ward 10 Branch of the Democratic Alliance.
During his time as chairman Crouch has been actively involved in the community and in Ward 10. Crouch also served on the Executive Committee of the Hillcrest Community Policing Forum (CPF).
On 22 May 2010 Crouch was elected as a City Councilor to the Durban City Council representing the residents of Ward 99 for the Democratic Alliance in the ANC majority Council.
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