Shadow Cabinet of Lindiwe Mazibuko

The Shadow Cabinet of Lindiwe Mazibuko succeeded the Shadow Cabinet of Athol Trollip as the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet. Not long after Lindiwe Mazibuko was elected as the parliamentary leader by the Democratic Alliance's caucus on 27 October 2011,[1] she announced a new shadow cabinet, on 1 February 2012.[2][3]

In her capacity of parliamentary leader, Mazibuko lead the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet and represented party leader Helen Zille in parliament, who was Premier of the Western Cape. Elected alongside Mazibuko was Watty Watson, as Chief Whip, and former Fulbright Scholar Wilmot James as Chairman of the Caucus.[1] This Shadow Cabinet included the Democratic Alliance's Federal Executive Chairperson James Selfe, CODESA negotiator Dene Smuts, along with former Fulbright Scholar Sej Motau and Harvard Mason Fellow David Maynier.

Members of the Shadow Cabinet

Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko introduced new Shadow Cabinet on 1 February 2012. She reshuffled her Shadow Cabinet on 12 November 2013.

Portfolio	Shadow Minister	Shadow Deputy Minister
Leader of the Opposition (South Africa) Parliamentary Leader of the Democratic Alliance	The Hon. Lindiwe Mazibuko MP
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	The Hon. Annette Steyn MP	The Hon. Pieter van Dalen MP
Arts and Culture	The Hon. Niekie van den Berg MP	The Hon. Ena van Schalkwyk MP
Basic Education	The Hon. Annette Lovemore MP	The Hon. Donald Smiles MP
Communications	The Hon. Marian Shinn MP	The Hon. Butch Steyn MP
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs	The Hon. John Steenhuisen MP	The Hon. George Boinamo MP
Correctional Services	The Hon. James Selfe MP	The Hon. Lennit Max MP
Defence and Military Veterans	The Hon. David Maynier MP	The Hon. Shahid Esau MP
Economic Development	The Hon. Sej Motau MP	The Hon. Andricus van der Westhuizen MP
Energy	The Hon. Lance Greyling MP	The Hon. Jacques Smalle MP
Finance	The Hon. Tim Harris MP	The Hon. David Ross MP
Health	The Hon. Patricia Kopane MP	The Hon. Denise Robinson MP
Higher Education and Training	The Hon. Annelie Lotriet MP	The Hon. Lourie Bosman MP
Home Affairs	The Hon. Manny De Freitas MP	The Hon. Masizole Mnqasela MP
Human Settlements	The Hon. Stevens Mokgalapa MP	The Hon. Patty Duncan MP
International Relations and Cooperation	The Hon. Justus De Goede MP	The Hon. Bill Eloff MP
Justice and Constitutional Development	The Hon. Dene Smuts MP	The Hon. Debbie Schäfer MP
Labour	The Hon. Kenneth Mubu MP	The Hon. Haniff Hoosen MP
Mineral Resources	The Hon. James Lorimer MP	The Hon. Hendrik Schmidt MP
Police	The Hon. Dianne Kohler Barnard MP	The Hon. Dirk Stubbe MP
Presidency[4]	The Hon. Joe McGluwa MP
Public Enterprises	The Hon. Natasha Michael MP	The Hon. Erik Marais MP
Public Service and Administration	The Hon. Kobus Marais MP	The Hon. Deetlefs du Toit MP
Public Works	The Hon. Anchen Dreyer MP	The Hon. Japie van der Linde MP
Rural Development and Land Reform	The Hon. Mpowele Swathe MP	The Hon. Kevin Mileham MP
Science and Technology	The Hon. Junita Kloppers-Lourens MP	The Hon. Juanita Terblanche MP
Social Development	The Hon. Mike Waters MP	The Hon. Emmah More MP
Sport and Recreation	The Hon. Winston Rabotapi MP	The Hon. Donald Lee MP
State Security	The Hon. Theo Coetzee MP	The Hon. Dirk Stubbe MP
Tourism	The Hon. Stuart Farrow MP	The Hon. M.R. Sayedali Shah MP
Trade and Industry	The Hon. Wilmot James MP	The Hon. Geordin Hill-Lewis MP
Transport	The Hon. Ian Ollis MP	The Hon. Greg Krumbock MP
Water and Environmental Affairs	The Hon. Marti Wenger MP	The Hon. Francois Rodgers MP
Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities	The Hon. Helen Lamoela MP	The Hon. Sarah Paulse MP

Opposition Spokespersons in Standing Committees in the National Assembly of South Africa

Portfolio	Spokesperson	Deputy Spokesperson
Appropriations	The Hon. Marius Swart MP	The Hon. Kenneth Mubu MP
Public Accounts (SCOPA)	The Hon. Dion George MP	The Hon. Pierre Rabie MP

Parliamentary Caucus Leadership

New elected parliamentary leadership post mid-term caucus elections on 27 October 2011.

Member	Position
The Hon. Lindiwe Mazibuko MP	Parliamentary Leader of the Democratic Alliance
The Hon. Elza van Lingen MP	Leader in the National Council of Provinces
The Hon. Wilmot James MP	Chairperson of the Caucus
The Hon. Marti Wenger MP	Deputy Chairperson of the Caucus
The Hon. Watty Watson MP	Opposition Chief Whip in the National Assembly
The Hon. Sandy Kalyan MP	Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in the National Assembly
The Hon. Stuart Farrow MP	Whip in the National Assembly
The Hon. Dion George MP	Whip in the National Assembly
The Hon. Patricia Kopane MP	Whip in the National Assembly
The Hon. Annelie Lotriet MP	Whip in the National Assembly
The Hon. Erik Marais MP	Whip in the National Assembly
The Hon. David Maynier MP	Whip in the National Assembly
The Hon. Debbie Schäfer MP	Whip in the National Assembly
The Hon. Mike Waters MP	Whip in the National Assembly
The Hon. Tim Harris MP	Counsellor in the Leader's Office

References

1. Mokone, Thabo (27 October 2011). "Lindiwe Mazibuko elected DA parliamentary leader". Times Live. Retrieved 1 February 2012. Lindiwe Mazibuko has been resoundingly elected as the Democratic Alliance's new parliamentary leader after she trounced Athol Trollip by 50 votes to 31 in the party's caucus election on Thursday morning.
2. Mazibuko, Lindiwe (1 February 2012). "DA: Statement by Lindiwe Mazibuko, Democratic Alliance Parliamentary leader, on the new shadow cabinet". Polity.org.za. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
3. "SHADOW CABINET BY PORTFOLIO". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
4. This refers specifically to the sub-ministries Performance Monitoring & Evaluation as well as the National Planning Commission, which are located in the Department of The Presidency.