Devagie Govender
Devagie Govender | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office May 1994 – June 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1934 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | National Party New National Party |
Devagie Govender (born 21 January 1934)[1] is a retired South African politician who represented the National Party (NP) in the National Assembly during the first democratic Parliament.[2] She was elected in the 1994 general election.[3] Ahead of the 1999 general election, the NP's successor party, the New National Party, nominated her to stand for re-election, but she was ranked 36th on the party's regional list for KwaZulu-Natal and did not secure a seat.[1]
Educated at the University of Natal, Govender was a lawyer and educationist by profession and participated in the Convention for a Democratic South Africa.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "General Notice: Electoral Commission Notice 1113 of 1999 – Final List of Candidates" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 26 May 1999. p. 242. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Members of the National Assembly". Parliament of South Africa. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 28 June 1998. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
- ^ "Devagie Govender". Sunday Tribune. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2023 – via PressReader.
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