Denise Robinson | |
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Shadow Minister of Women in the Presidency | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Leader | Helen Zille |
Deputy Shadow Minister of Health | |
In office 2012–2014 | |
Succeeded by | Heinrich Volmink |
Shadow Minister of Women,Youth,Children and People with Disabilities | |
Succeeded by | Helen Lamoela |
In office 2012–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 October 1948 |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Spouse | Stewart Gordon Robinson |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Rhodes University |
Profession | Educator |
Denise Robinson is a former South African politician,a previous Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance,and the Shadow Minister of Women in the Presidency.
Robinson grew up in Queenstown and matriculated at the Girls High School. She then studied at Rhodes University where she majored in English and History and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a University Education Diploma. She worked as a teacher in Kimberly and Cape Town for some years,then entered the field of adult education. She taught English at Sanlam and worked as a language advisor and translator. [1]
Robinson entered politics in 1998 when she became a Proportional Representative councillor in the Tygerberg Municipality for the Democratic Party. She was elected as ward councillor for the Unicity of Cape Town in 2000,representing the Democratic Alliance. She became a Member of Parliament in 2004,serving on the Select Committee of Finance and the Joint Budget Committee in the National Council of Provinces. She was appointed to the committee of the first African Peer Review Mechanism. In 2011,Robinson was appointed as the Shadow Minister of Health. [1]
In her position as Shadow Minister of Women,Youth,Children and People with Disabilities,Robinson drives the 16 Days of Activism Campaign for the DA. This campaign makes the following recommendations:
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