Nosimo Balindlela

Nosimo Zisiwe Beauty Balindlela
Shadow Minister of Water and Sanitation
Assumed office
2014
Premier of the Eastern Cape
In office
22 April 2004  25 July 2008
Preceded by Makhenkesi Stofile
Succeeded by Mbulelo Sogoni
Personal details
Born (1949-11-28) 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

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

Political offices
Preceded by
Makhenkesi Stofile
Premier of the Eastern Cape
26 April 2004 1 August 2008
Succeeded by
Mbulelo Sogoni


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