Nationality South African Role South African Politician | Spouse(s) Sheila Selfe Party Democratic Alliance Name James Selfe | |
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Leader Tony Leon and Helen Zille Born 23 August 1955 (age 68)
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa ( 1955-08-23 ) Children Stephanie, Chloe and Emma Selfe Alma mater University of Cape Town | ||
Political party Democratic Alliance Education University of Cape Town | ||
Da james selfe grills hlaudi motsoeneng and sabc board
James Selfe (born 23 August 1955) is a South African politician, a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), and the party's Federal Executive Chairperson. He is also the party's Shadow Minister of Correctional Services.
Contents
- Da james selfe grills hlaudi motsoeneng and sabc board
- Pga member james selfe mp regrets south africa s decision to withdraw from the rome statute
- Education and early career
- Parliamentarian
- References
Pga member james selfe mp regrets south africa s decision to withdraw from the rome statute
Education and early career
Selfe was born in Pretoria, and attended Diocesan College and the University of Cape Town. After earning a master's degree, Selfe worked between 1979 and 1988 as a researcher for the Progressive Federal Party, the forerunner to today's Democratic Alliance. He became the party's communications director in 1988, and a member of the President's Council a year later. In 1992 he became an executive director of the party.
Parliamentarian
Selfe was elected to the Senate - later National Council of Provinces - in 1994. In 1999 he stayed in parliament, but moved to the National Assembly. He has remained a member of parliament since then, and is currently the party's correctional services spokesperson, in addition to being chair of the DA Federal Executive.
In April 2009, Selfe filed the DA's founding affidavit in the Pretoria High Court for a judicial review of the National Prosecuting Authority's decision to drop charges against presidential front runner Jacob Zuma.