Janet Semple
Janet Semple | |
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Provincial Leader of the Gauteng Democratic Alliance | |
In office 18 April 2010 – 10 March 2012 | |
Preceded by | John Moodey |
Succeeded by | John Moodey |
Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature | |
In office 19 October 2010 – 7 May 2019 | |
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
In office 14 June 1999 – 21 April 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Janet Semple |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Profession | Politician |
Janet Semple is a retired South African politician from Gauteng who served as a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature for the Democratic Alliance (DA) from 2010 to 2019. She was the Provincial Leader of the DA from 2007 to 2010.
Political career
Semple started her political career by serving as both the mayor and deputy mayor of Bedfordview.[1] She was a member of the Women's National Coalition. She soon became an MP in 1999 and served as one until 2009.[2] She was also Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance's Women Network from 2005 to 2009 and the DA's political head in Benoni.[1]
Semple became Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance in April 2010 after she defeated incumbent John Moodey by just 8 votes.[3][4] She was soon deployed to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in October 2010. She became the party's provincial spokesperson on Housing and the party's head in Boksburg.[1]
Semple announced her retirement as the provincial leader in January 2012.[5] Her predecessor, John Moodey, was elected as her successor at the party's March 2012 conference.[6]
She left the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in May 2019.
References
- ^ a b c "Semple appointed as Gauteng MPL". News24. Johannesburg. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Pressly, Donwald (26 January 2004). "Top DA brass low on Gauteng list". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Mataboge, Mmanaledi (23 April 2010). "DA divided over leaders". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Charged DA leader voted out". IOL. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Ndaba, Baldwin (8 March 2012). "Moodey tipped for Gauteng DA leader". The Star. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Hlongwane, Sipho (11 March 2012). "DA elects John Moodey its new leader in Gauteng". The Daily Maverick. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
External links
Janet Semple at People's Assembly
- Living people
- Members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
- Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians
- Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa
- Members of the National Assembly of South Africa
- South African politicians
- 21st-century South African politicians
- 20th-century South African politicians
- White South African people
- 21st-century women politicians