Natasha Michael

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Natasha Mazzone Michael MP

Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Leader	Helen Zille
Preceded by	Dr Manie Van Dyk
Member of Parliament for Southern Pretoria, Gauteng
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2009
Personal details
Born	9 May 1979 Pretoria, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance
Spouse(s)	Clyde Michael
Residence	Pretoria, South Africa
Alma mater	University of Pretoria and UNISA
Occupation	Member of Parliament
Profession	Politician

Natasha Michael (born MAZZONE) is a South African politician, a Member of the South African Parliament with the Democratic Alliance (South Africa) and the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (South Africa): Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises. Natasha was elected to Parliament on 6 May 2009. She was first made the Shadow Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development. During the first Shadow cabinet reshuffle Natasha was made the Shadow Minister of Communications. Natasha held this position until the second cabinet reshuffle during which, she was made the Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises.

Natasha started her political career in 1997 at the University of Pretoria (UP) where she was the chairperson of the Democratic Party (DP) Youth branch. In 1998, Natasha was elected as the National Federal Youth Leader of the DP. In the same year Natasha was elected to the Student Representative Council at UP and was the Executive member for Student Safety. In 1999, Natasha was elected as the Speaker of the UP SRC. In 2000, the Democratic Alliance (DA) was formed and the DP formed part of this merger. Natasha was then elected as the National Federal Youth Leader of the DA, a position she held until 2004.

In 2000 Natasha also stood for election as a city councillor in the Tshwane Metro. In December of that year, Natasha was elected and at age 21 was the youngest councillor in the Metro. In 2003, the DA caucus in the Metro elected Natasha to the position of Chief Whip of the Official Opposition, Natasha held this position until her election to Parliament in May 2009.

Natasha is the child of immigrant parents. Natasha's father Giovanni was born in Pietrastornina in the province of Avellino, very near Naples in Italy. Natasha's mother Valerie was born in London, England. Natasha is the youngest of three children and has a brother Fortunato and a sister Maria. In December 2002, Natasha married Clyde. Natasha has no children and lives with Clyde in Pretoria.

Natasha went to The Glen High School. She was a prefect and Head of clan Stewart. Natasha is a very proud Glenwegian (old girl or boy). Natasha's primary schooling was completed at Sunnyside Primary school. During her University career, Natasha studied an LLB law degree and took Political Science and International relations as extra subjects. Natasha also studied music and opera and trained as a soprano at the Lorraine Haverman school of music.

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Preceded by Niekie van den Berg	South African Shadow Minister of Communications 2009–present	Incumbent

v t e Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of South Africa

Shadow Ministers:	Davidson De Freitas Dreyer Farrow Greyling Harris Hoosen James Kloppers-Lourens Kohler Barnard Kopane Lamoela Lorimer Lotriet Lovemore K Marais Max Maynier Mazibuko Mcgluwa Michael Mokgalapa Morgan Motau Ollis Rabotapi Selfe Shinn Smuts Steenhuisen Steyn Trollip Van den Berg Waters

Shadow Deputy Ministers:	Boinamo Bosman Coetzee Du Toit Duncan Eloff Esau Hill-Lewis Krumbock Lee E Marais Mnqasela More Mubu Paulse Robinson Ross Schafer Schmidt Smalle Smiles Steyn Stubbe Swathe Terblanche Van Dalen Van der Linde Van der Westhuizen Van Dyk Van Schalkwyk Wenger

Other Members in Attendance:	George Kalyan Rabie Swart Watson

v t e Current members of the National Assembly of South Africa by party

ANC	Sisulu Abram Ainslie Balfour Baloyi Bapela Bastardo-Ibanez R Bhengu P Bhengu Bikani Bloem Bogopane-Zulu Bonhomme Booi Borman Boshigo Botha Burgess Carrim Chabane Chauke Chikunga Chohan Coleman Cronin Dambuza Davies De Lange Diale Dikgacwi Dlamini Dlulane Doidge Dubazana Dube Duma Dunjwa Ebrahim Farisani Fihla Fransman Frolick Fubbs Gasebonwe Gcwabaza Gelderblom Gigaba Gina Godongwana Golobo Gona Goqwana Gumede Gungubele Gxowa Hajaig Hanekom Hangana Hendricks Holomisa Huang Jeffery Joemat-Peterson Johnson Kekana Kenye Khorai Kholwane Khumalo Khunou Komphela Koornhof Kota-Fredericks Kubayi Landers Lekgetho Line Luthuli Luyenge Maake Mabaso Mabedla Mabudafhasi Mabuza Madikizela-Mandela Madlala Maduna Mapule Mafolo Magagula Magama Magau Magazi Magwanishe Mahlangu-Nkabinde Makasi Makhubela-Mashele Makhubele Makwetla Malale Malgas Maluleka Maluleka Manamela Manana Mandela Manganye Mangena Manuel Martins Masango Mashigo Mashile Mashishi Masilo Masutha Mataboge Mathebe Mathebe Mathebula Mathibela Matlanyane Matshoba Maunye Mavunda Mbalula Mbili Mdaka Mdakane Mdladlana Mentor Mfeketo Mgabadeli Mjobo H Mkhize L Mkhize Mkhulusi Mlambo Mlangeni Mmusi Mnisi Mocumi Mohale Molebatsi Molewa Moloi-Moroka Monareng Morutoa Moss Motimele Motlanthe M Motshekga A Motshekga Motsoaledi Mpahlwa E Mthethwa N Mthethwa Mtshali Mufamadi Mugwanya Mushwana Muthambi Mchabeleng Ndabandaba Ndabeni Ndebele Nel Nelson Nene Newhoudt-Druchen Ngcobo Ngele Ngwenya Ngwenya-Mabila Nhlengethwa Njikelana Nkoana-Mashabane Nkwinti Nonkonyana November C Nqakula N Nqakula B Ntuli Z Ntuli Nxesi Nxumalo Nyama M Nyanda S Nyanda Nyekemba Nzimande Oliphant Oosthuizen Padayachie Pandor Peters Phaahla Phaliso Pillay Pilusa-Mosoane Pule B Radebe G Radebe J Radebe Ramathlodi Ramodibe Rantsolase Saal Schneemann Sefularo Segale-Diswai Selau Sexwale Shabangu Shiceka Shoba Sibhida Sibiya L Sisulu Sithole Smith Sizani Skosana Skweyiya Snell Sogoni Sonjica Sosibo Soytu Stofile Suka Sulliman Surty Thabethe Thobejane Thomson Tinto Tlake Tobias Tsebe Tseke Tsenoli Tshivhase Tshwete Tsotetsi Turok Twala Vadi van der Merwe van Schalkwyk Vanqa Williams Xaba Xasa Xingwana Yengeni B Zulu L Zulu Zuma

DA	Mazibuko Balindlela Boinamo Bosman R Coetzee T Coetzee Davidson De Freitas Doman Dreyer Du Toit Duncan Ellis Farrow Figlan Fritz George James Kalyan Kloppers-Lourens Kohler Barnard Kopane Krumbock Lamoela Lee Lorimer Lotriet E Marais S Marais Masango Maynier Michael Mnqasela Mokgalapa More Morgan Motau Mubu Ollis Pretorius Rabie Rabotapi Robinson Schäfer H Schmidt J Schmidt Selfe Shinn Smiles Smuts Steele A Steyn B Steyn Swart Swathe Terblanche Trollip van Dalen van den Berg van der Linde van der Walt van der Westhuizen van Dyk van Schalkwyk Waters Wenger

COPE	Lekota Adams Blaai Botha Carter Dandala Dexter Gcume George Kganare Kilian Koornhof MacKenzie Madisha Mashiane Mda Mnguni Molao Ndude Ngonyama Nhanha Njobe Ntshiqela Odendaal Rwexana Shilowa Thusi Tolo Vukuza-Linda

IFP	Buthelezi Cebekhulu Dhlamini Lucas Helen Makhuba Mncwango Mpontshane Christian Msimang Msweli Ndlovu Seeng Ntanzi Mario Oriani-Ambrosini Narend Singh Skosana Smith van der Merwe Zikalala Zondi

FF+	P Mulder Groenewald C Mulder Spies

ID	de Lille Greyling Hoosen Seirus

UDM	Holomisa Gaehler Kganyago Stanley Ntapane

ACDP	Meshoe Dudley Swart

APC	Godi

AZAPO	Mangena

MF	Bhoola

PAC	Mphahlele

UCDP	Ditshetelo

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Name	Michael, Natasha
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