James Selfe

James Selfe
Official portrait, 2009
Shadow Minister of Correctional Services
In office
15 May 2009 – 31 December 2021
DeputyWerner Horn
Lennit Max
LeaderAthol Trollip
Lindiwe Mazibuko
Mmusi Maimane
Annelie Lotriet (acting)
John Steenhuisen
Preceded byHendrik Schmidt
Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance Federal Council
In office
24 June 2000 – 20 October 2019
LeaderTony Leon
Helen Zille
Mmusi Maimane
John Steenhuisen
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHelen Zille
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
29 April 1994 – 31 December 2021
ConstituencyWestern Cape
Personal details
Born(1955-08-23)23 August 1955
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa
Died21 May 2024(2024-05-21) (aged 68)
Cape Town, South Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
SpouseSheila Selfe
ChildrenStephanie, Chloe and Emma Selfe
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town

James Selfe (23 August 1955 – 21 May 2024) was a South African politician who was a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), and the party's Federal Council Chairperson.[1] He was also the party's Shadow Minister of Correctional Services. Selfe resigned from Parliament and as the Shadow Minister of Correctional Services with effect from 31 December 2021.[2]

  1. ^ "DA initiates court action to enable South Africans living abroad to vote".
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