Watty Watson

Watson died on 12 October 2014 in hospital in Pretoria following complications of a fall he had at his home, which broke his vertebra. Watson also had diabetes. Upon his death, the Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance, Wilmot James, and the Office of the ANC Chief Whip released statements in which they praised and remembered Watson.

In 2011, he was selected to be Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance caucus in the National Assembly. He served in the position until he left Parliament in 2014.

Watson was elected a Member of Parliament in the 1994 general election. He represented the National Party and later on the New National Party. He joined the Democratic Alliance following the formation of the party and was later appointed the leader of the party's caucus in the National Council of Provinces.

He worked for the maize board until 1965. He later worked for Paragon Business Forms. The company soon promoted him from sales representative to head of sales and marketing. From 1981 to 1997, he worked for the Kontra Group.

Armiston "Watty" Watson (26 November 1944 – 12 October 2014) was a South African politician and Democratic Alliance stalwart. He served as the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition in the National Assembly from 2011 to 2014 under the leadership of Lindiwe Mazibuko. He was first elected to Parliament in 1994 as an MP for the National Party of South Africa. Watson was a founding member of the Democratic Alliance and served as the party's leader in the National Council of Provinces prior to being selected as Chief Whip of the party's National Assembly caucus. Watson left Parliament after the May 2014 elections and died in October of the same year.