| Nosimo Zisiwe Beauty Balindlela | |
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| Shadow Minister of Water and Sanitation | |
| Assumed office 2014 |
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| Premier of the Eastern Cape | |
| In office 22 April 2004 – 25 July 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Makhenkesi Stofile |
| Succeeded by | Mbulelo Sogoni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1949 Hermanus, Cape Province |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance (November 2012-present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Congress of the People (November 2008-2012) African National Congress (before November 2008) |
| Alma mater | Fort Hare University Columbia University Teachers College |
Nosimo Zisiwe Beauty Balindlela (born 28 November 1949 in Hermanus, Cape Province)[1] is a South African politician who served as the Premier of the Eastern Cape from 26 April 2004 until 1 August 2008.[2] She changed parties in 2008 when she became a member of the Congress of the People, and again in 2012 to join the Democratic Alliance. She currently serves as the DA's Shadow Minister of Water and Sanitation.
Firing[edit]
In July 2008, Balindlela resigned from her position as premier after pressure from the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, of which she was a member. Balindlela also subsequently resigned from "active" politics - however she still remained an active ANC PEC member. Both her "sacking" and that of the neighboring Western Cape's ANC premier Ebrahim Rasool were announced on the same day.[3]
Her successor, Mbulelo Sogoni, was sworn in on 1 August 2008. She resigned from the ANC on 4 November 2008 to join the Congress of the People.
In November 2012 she joined the Democratic Alliance, her second change of political party. She became a member of parliament for the DA in May 2014.
References[edit]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Makhenkesi Stofile |
Premier of the Eastern Cape 26 April 2004 – 1 August 2008 |
Succeeded by Mbulelo Sogoni |
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