Patricia Kopane

Patricia Kopane
Kopane in 2009
Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Free State
In office 17 September 2012 – 14 November 2020
Preceded by	Roy Jankielsohn
Succeeded by	Roy Jankielsohn
Shadow Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
In office 5 June 2019 – 5 December 2020
Leader	John Steenhuisen Mmusi Maimane
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Samantha Graham
Shadow Minister of Health
In office 1 June 2017 – 5 June 2019
Leader	Mmusi Maimane
Preceded by	Wilmot James
Succeeded by	Siviwe Gwarube
In office 1 February 2012 – 5 June 2014
Leader	Lindiwe Mazibuko
Preceded by	Mike Waters
Succeeded by	Wilmot James
Shadow Minister of Public Works
In office 3 October 2015 – 1 June 2017
Leader	Mmusi Maimane
Preceded by	Kenneth Mubu
Succeeded by	Malcolm Figg
Shadow Minister of Social Development
In office 5 June 2014 – 3 October 2015
Leader	Mmusi Maimane
Preceded by	Mike Waters
Succeeded by	Bridget Masango
In office 14 May 2009 – 1 February 2012
Leader	Lindiwe Mazibuko Athol Trollip
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	Mike Waters
Member of the National Assembly
In office 6 May 2009 – 15 August 2022
Constituency	Free State
Personal details
Born	(1966-07-23) 23 July 1966 (age 58) Bloemfontein, Orange Free State Province, South Africa
Political party	ActionSA (2022–present) Democratic Alliance (2003–2022)

Semakaleng Patricia Kopane (born 23 July 1966) is a South African politician. She is the current provincial chairperson of ActionSA in the Free State.

A former member of the Democratic Alliance, she served as a Member of the National Assembly from May 2009 until her resignation from the DA in August 2022. She was the Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Free State province from 2012 to 2020. Kopane was previously Shadow Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Shadow Minister of Health, Shadow Minister of Public Works and Shadow Minister of Social Development. She was the Democratic Alliance's Free State Premier candidate for the 2019 election.^[1]