Patricia de Lille | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Tourism | |
| Assumed office 6 March 2023 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy | Fish Mahlalela Maggie Sotyu |
| Preceded by | Lindiwe Sisulu |
| Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 6 March 2023 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy | Noxolo Kiviet |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sihle Zikalala |
| Leader of Good | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Party founded |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
| In office 10 May 1994 – 10 September 2010 | |
| Mayor of Cape Town | |
| In office 1 June 2011 – 31 October 2018 Mayorship suspended: 8–15 May 2018 | |
| Deputy | Ian Neilson |
| Preceded by | Dan Plato |
| Succeeded by | Ian Neilson (acting) Dan Plato |
| Western Cape Provincial Minister of Social Development | |
| In office 22 September 2010 – 31 May 2011 | |
| Premier | Helen Zille |
| Preceded by | Ivan Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Albert Fritz |
| Leader of the Independent Democrats | |
| In office 21 June 2003 – 21 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Party founded |
| Succeeded by | Party merged into Democratic Alliance |
| Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament | |
| In office 22 September 2010 – 31 May 2011 | |
| Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape | |
| In office 18 April 2015 – 1 February 2017 | |
| Deputy | Bonginkosi Madikizela |
| Preceded by | Ivan Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Bonginkosi Madikizela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Lindt 17 February 1951 Beaufort West, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
| Political party | Good (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse |
Edwin de Lille
(m. 1972; died 2021) |
| Relations | Sarah Paulse (sister) |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation |
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| Profession | Chemical technologist |
Patricia de Lille (née Lindt; born 17 February 1951) is a South African politician who is the current Minister of Tourism and leader of the political party Good. She served as Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure from 2019 to 2023.
She was previously Mayor of Cape Town from 2011 to 2018 and before that, Western Cape Provincial Minister of Social Development from 2010 to 2011. She founded and led the Independent Democrats (ID), a political party which she formed in 2003 during a floor-crossing window, after she broke away from the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). In August 2010, the ID merged with the Democratic Alliance, South Africa's official opposition,[1] and the party was officially dissolved in 2014. From 2015 to 2017, she was Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape.
De Lille was selected as the DA's mayoral candidate in Cape Town, defeating incumbent Dan Plato, ahead of the 2011 local government elections, where she was elected mayor. She was re-elected to a second term as mayor in the 2016 local government elections.[2]
De Lille was voted 22nd in the Top 100 Great South Africans, and is noted for her role in investigations into the country's controversial Arms Deal.[3]
On 8 May 2018, the DA's Federal Executive ceased De Lille's party membership, thereby removing her as mayor of the DA governed city.[4][5] The Western Cape High Court temporarily suspended her removal.[6] On 5 August 2018, De Lille announced her intention to resign as Mayor of Cape Town. She resigned as mayor and terminated her DA party membership on 31 October 2018.
Consequently, she formed Good in December 2018, and was announced as the party's Western Cape Premier candidate in February 2019.[7][8] She was elected to Parliament in May 2019 and took office as a Member on 22 May 2019. On 29 May 2019, De Lille was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure. In March 2023, she became the Minister of Tourism and was reappointed on 30 June 2024.[9]
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- ^ Herman, Paul (15 May 2018). "Gloves off as DA declares De Lille's return 'ceremonial'". News24.
- ^ "De Lille is back for 'GOOD'". Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ De Lille is Good premier candidate in fight for Western Cape. Retrieved on 9 May 2019.
- ^ Africa, Contact us People's AssemblyTel:465 8885 Fax:465 8887 2nd Floor 9 Church Square Parliament Street Cape Town 8001 South. "Patricia de Lille". People's Assembly.
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