The Australian Labor Party is a major centre-left political party in Australia. The party has been in opposition at the federal level since the 2013 election. Bill Shorten has been the party's federal parliamentary leader since 13 October 2013. The party is a federal party with branches in each state and territory. Labor is in government in the states of Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, and in both the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory. The party competes against the Liberal/National Coalition for political office at the federal and state levels. It is the oldest political party in Australia.
The Republic of South Africa is a parliamentary representative democratic republic. The President of South Africa serves both as head of state and as head of government. The President is elected by the National Assembly and must retain the confidence of the Assembly in order to remain in office. South Africans also elect provincial legislatures which govern each of the country's nine provinces.
The President of the Republic of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under the Constitution of South Africa. From 1961 to 1994, the head of state was called the State President.
Anthony James "Tony" Leon is a South African politician who served as leader of the opposition from 1999-2007 as leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA). He led the DA from its inception in 2000, until his retirement from leadership in 2007. Before that, he led the Democratic Party from 1994. He is the longest serving leader of the official opposition in parliament since the advent of democracy in 1994. Although still a member of the DA, he served as the South African Ambassador to Argentina under the ANC government from 2009 to 2012.
Kenneth Rasalabe Joseph Meshoe is a South African politician who is the President of the African Christian Democratic Party in South Africa. On 18 December 1994, Kenneth Meshoe was awarded an Honorary Doctorate, by Bethel Christian College of Riverside, California, and was also appointed to serve as an Associate Member on the Board of Regents of Bethel College. He is a member of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development in the National Assembly.
Gerald Morkel was the Mayor of Cape Town and Premier of the Western Cape province in South Africa. He later served as a member of the Cape Town City Council for the Democratic Alliance until his retirement from politics in 2011.
Pieter Mulder is a South African politician and the former leader of the Freedom Front Plus. He served as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the cabinet of President Jacob Zuma from 2009-2014.
Grant Haskin is currently serving as Member of the Cape Town City Council and Leader of the African Christian Democratic Party in the Cape Town City Council. He previously served as Executive Deputy Mayor of Cape Town, Acting Mayor of Cape Town, Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Sports and Amenities. He served in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament for two brief periods. While a Member of the Provincial Parliament, he served as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and Special Delegate to the National Council of the Provinces.
Tina Joemat-Pettersson is a South African politician and the former Minister of Energy from 25 May 2014 to 31 March 2017. She was previously the Minister of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries from 2009-2014.
Junita Carolina Kloppers-Lourens is a South African politician and former educationist, a Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance (DA). She served as the Shadow Minister of Science & Technology from 2012 to 2014.
Makashule Gana is a South African politician, and currently a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature for the opposition Democratic Alliance. He was previously a member national parliament, where he served as Shadow Minister of Human Settlements between 2014 and 2016. Gana also served as the Deputy Federal Chairperson of the DA until 2015. Formerly leader of the DA Youth and DA councillor in the City of Johannesburg, he holds a BSc degree and is currently registered for a Postgraduate Diploma in Management at the Wits Business School.
Ian Ollis is a South African politician who served in the National Assembly of South Africa. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he is the current Shadow Minister of Labour. He previously held the position of Shadow Minister of Transport and Shadow Minister of Labour.
Kevin Mileham is a South African politician, a Member of the South African Parliament with the Democratic Alliance and the Shadow Minister of Energy. Mileham was first elected to Parliament on 3 June 2013, replacing Athol Trollip. His first parliamentary role was as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development. After the 2014 National Elections, he was appointed the Shadow Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. In February 2019, he was appointed as Shadow Minister of Energy.
Graham Brian Douglas McIntosh is a South African farmer, businessman and retired politician. He was active in South African politics and served four terms in the National Parliament in Cape Town from 1974 to 2014.
Chris Hunsinger is a South African politician, a Member of the South African Parliament with the Democratic Alliance and appointed by the new Leader of the Opposition Mmusi Maimane as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Transport. Hunsinger was first elected to Parliament on 28 May 2014. He speaks and writes about issues related to consumer and commodity needs in transport, including safety, planning, finance and management with South African road, rail, maritime, and aviation service providers.
Sharna Gail Fernandez is a South African politician and former banker. She currently serves as Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, in office since 21 May 2014. A member of the governing Democratic Alliance, she also serves as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament and Chairperson of the Rules Committee.
General elections will be held in South Africa on the 8th of May 2019 to elect a new National Assembly and new provincial legislatures in each province. This will be the sixth election held since the end of the apartheid system in 1994. This election will determine who will become the next President of South Africa.
Derrick America is a South African politician who has served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since May 2014 representing the Democratic Alliance.
