Tertius Delport is a former South African parliamentarian who played a significant role with Joe Slovo in drafting the new South African Constitution. He is also a member of Helen Zille's Democratic Alliance.
On February 9, 2009, Delport delivered his farewell address to Parliament, critiquing President Kgalema Motlanthe's recent State of the Nation Address and lamenting what he called South Africa's "downward spiral".[1]