Madeleine Hicklin | |
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Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
Shadow Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure | |
Assumed office 5 December 2020 | |
Leader | John Steenhuisen |
Preceded by | Samantha Graham |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 September 1957 |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Occupation | Member of Parliament |
Profession | Politician |
Committees | Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure |
Madeleine Bertine Hicklin (born 3 September 1957) is a South African politician who has served as a Member of the National Assembly since May 2019. She served as a ward councillor in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality from August 2016 to May 2019. Hicklin is a member of the Democratic Alliance.
Hicklin joined the Democratic Alliance and was elected as the ward councillor for ward 112 of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in the 2016 municipal election. [1]
Hicklin was nominated to the National Assembly following the general election that was held on 8 May 2019. [1] She was sworn in as an MP on 22 May 2019. On 27 June 2019,she was given her committee assignment. [2]
On 5 December 2020,Hicklin was appointed as Shadow Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure,succeeding Samantha Graham,who became shadow minister. [3]
Hicklin is a niece of the late anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg. She is also Jewish. [4]
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