| Patricia Kopane MP | |
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| Shadow Minister of Social Development | |
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| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Leader | Helen Zille |
| Preceded by | Janet Semple |
| Member of Parliament for Matjhabeng/Welkom, Free State |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 2009 |
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| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Semakaleng Patricia Kopane is a South African politician, currently the Shadow Minister of Social Development,[1] and a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance.[2]
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Patricia Kopane is the DA's Shadow Minister of Social Development. She has worked as a professional nurse and has also worked for the Cancer Association of South Africa. She served as a Municipal Councillor for Mangaung Municipality before being elected to Parliament in 2009.[3]
In May 2009, Kopane called for the public protector to investigate allegations that R4.3million of RDP-designated funds had been spent on a pre-election party for President Jacob Zuma, and for food parcels to residents of Zuma's home town on the eve of the 2009 general election. The scandal forced Social Development Minister Edna Molewa to request the Special Investigation Unit to launch an investigation into the KwaZulu-Natal businessman, Mabheleni Ntuli, who had solicited the funds from the South African Social Security Agency.[4]
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| Preceded by Janet Semple |
South African Shadow Minister of Social Development 2009–present |
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