James Selfe
James Selfe MP | |
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Shadow Minister of Correctional Services | |
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Assumed office 2004 | |
Leader | Tony Leon and Helen Zille |
Member of Parliament for South Peninsula, Cape Town Metro, Western Cape in the National Assembly of South Africa | |
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Born | Pretoria, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa | 23 August 1955
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Spouse(s) | Sheila Selfe |
Children | Stephanie, Chloe and Emma Selfe |
Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
James Selfe (born 23 August 1955) is a South African politician, a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), and the party's Federal Executive Chairperson.[1] He is also the party's Shadow Minister of Correctional Services.
Education and early career
Selfe was born in Pretoria, and attended Diocesan College and the University of Cape Town.[2] After earning a Master's Degree, Selfe worked between 1979 and 1988 as a researcher for the Progressive Federal Party, the forerunner to today's Democratic Alliance. He became the party's communications director in 1988, and a member of the President's Council a year later. In 1992 he became an executive director of the party.[3]
Parliamentarian
Selfe was elected to the Senate - later National Council of Provinces - in 1994. In 1999 he stayed in parliament, but moved to the National Assembly.[4] He has remained a member of parliament since then, and is currently the party's correctional services spokesperson, in addition to being chair of the DA Federal Executive.[5]
In April 2009, Selfe filed the DA's founding affidavit in the Pretoria High Court for a judicial review of the National Prosecuting Authority's decision to drop charges against presidential front runner Jacob Zuma.[6]
References
- ↑ "DA initiates court action to enable South Africans living abroad to vote".
- ↑ "Mr James Selfe".
- ↑ "Mr James Selfe".
- ↑ "Mr James Selfe".
- ↑ "Mr James Selfe".
- ↑ "DA files against Zuma decision (documents)".
Offices held
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Preceded by ?? |
South African Shadow Minister of Correctional Services ??–present |
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