Petronella Duncan | |
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Shadow Deputy Minister of Human Settlements | |
Leader | Helen Zille |
Succeeded by | Tandeka Gqada |
Member of Parliament for Western Cape | |
In office 6 May 2009 –2014 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Petronella Duncan is a South African politician,a former Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance, [1] and the former Shadow Deputy Minister of Human Settlements.
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