Norman Middleton

Norman Middleton
Norman Middleton
Member of the National Assembly
	In office; June 1999 – April 2004
Personal details
Born	Norman Steward Middleton; 22 January 1921; Sophiatown, Transvaal; Union of South Africa
Died	2 July 2015 (aged 94)
Political party	Inkatha Freedom Party

Norman Steward Middleton (22 January 1921 – 2 July 2015) was a South African activist, sports administrator, and politician. A former president of the South African Soccer Federation and South African Council of Sport,^[1] he represented the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2004.^[2]

The son of a stonemason from Scotland and a teacher from Greytown, Middleton was born in Sophiatown on 22 January 1921^[2] and moved to Pietermaritzburg when he was ten.^[1]^[3] He was a World War II veteran and later was active in the trade union movement in Natal Province, first through the Leather Workers Union and then through the Engineering Industrial Union.^[1] He died on 2 July 2015, aged 94.^[1] In 2021, sports minister Nathi Mthethwa awarded him a posthumous Andrew Mlangeni Green Jacket Award for his contribution to non-racial sport.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Naidoo, Nalini (2015). "Norman Stewart Middleton (1921–2015)" (PDF). Natalia. 45: 100–103.
^ ^a ^b "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ Pillay, Kailene (6 July 2015). "Middleton fought fire with words". News24. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
^ "Sport, Arts and Culture on gala dinner in celebration of sports heroes from a bygone era". South African Government. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

External links[edit]

[:0-1] Naidoo, Nalini (2015). "Norman Stewart Middleton (1921–2015)" (PDF). Natalia. 45: 100–103.

[:02-2] "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[3] Pillay, Kailene (6 July 2015). "Middleton fought fire with words". News24. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[4] "Sport, Arts and Culture on gala dinner in celebration of sports heroes from a bygone era". South African Government. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

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