Shaun August | |
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| National Organiser of Good | |
| In office 20 January 2019 – 12 May 2023 | |
| Leader | Patricia de Lille |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sam Shabane |
| Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament | |
| In office 8 February 2022 – 12 May 2023 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 2 February 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shaun Nigel August Lavender Hill, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance (2010–2018, 2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Good (2018–2023) Independent Democrats (2004–2014) |
| Spouse | Shireen August |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
Shaun Nigel August is a South African politician and former prison warden. He was a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa from May 2019 until February 2022 and a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from February 2022 until his expulsion from Good in May 2023. He began his political career as a member of the Independent Democrats (ID). August was appointed as the party's deputy national organiser in 2006. August joined the Democratic Alliance (DA) when the ID merged with the party and served as the DA's chief whip in the City of Cape Town council from 2014 to 2018.