Annette Lovemore is a South African politician for the Democratic Alliance (DA), and the mayoral committee member (MMC) of infrastructure and engineering in the Nelson Mandela Bay coalition government that took office in 2016.[1] She previously served as a DA Member of Parliament[2] between 2009 and 2016.
Annette Lovemore | |
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| Shadow Minister of Public Service and Administration | |
| In office 3 October 2015 – 18 August 2016 | |
| Leader | Mmusi Maimane |
| Shadow Minister of Basic Education | |
| In office 1 February 2012 – 3 October 2015 | |
| Leader | Helen Zille Mmusi Maimane |
| Preceded by | Wilmot James |
| Succeeded by | Gavin Davis |
| Member of Parliament for Eastern Cape | |
| In office 6 May 2009 – 18 August 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1958 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Early life edit
Annette Lovemore was born on 20 December 1958. She graduated from Kimberly Girls' High School in 1975 and went on to receive her BSc at University of Cape Town in 1978.[3]
Political life edit
Lovemore served as a councillor in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality before being elected to Parliament in 2009. As the DA's Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, she has continuously brought to light the inadequacies of handling of the refugee applicants within South Africa,[4] laws that could hurt the prospects of foreign investments into the country,[5] and the Department of Home Affairs seemingly nonchalant handling of ID, grant and pension fraud happening from foreigners illegally in South Africa.[6] She later served as Shadow Minister of Basic Education.
After the opposition victory in Nelson Mandela Bay in 2016, Lovemore left parliament to become a member of the mayoral committee, where she'll be focusing on Infrastructure and Engineering.
References edit
- ^ "HeraldLIVE".
- ^ "Our People – DA". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.
- ^ "DA Our People". Archived from the original on 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Refugee applications".
- ^ "Immigration reform bill".
- ^ "Foreign ID fraud 'bleeding SA fiscus'".
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