Semakaleng Patricia Kopane was born on 23 July 1966 and is a South African politician.
24 Facts About Patricia Kopane
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Patricia Kopane is the current provincial chairperson of ActionSA in the Free State.
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Patricia Kopane was the Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Free State province from 2012 to 2020.
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Patricia Kopane was the Democratic Alliance's Free State Premier candidate for the 2019 election.
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Patricia Kopane was born in Bloemfontein but spent most of her childhood in the small village of Dithutaneng in Qwaqwa.
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Patricia Kopane had worked for the Cancer Association of South Africa.
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Patricia Kopane became a member of the Democratic Alliance in 2003.
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Patricia Kopane initially began her political career as a consultant in the Free State Provincial Legislature and went on to coordinate the Provincial Lead Programme from 2004 to 2006.
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Patricia Kopane was elected to the Mangaung Municipality's City Council in 2006.
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Patricia Kopane served as a councillor until her election the National Assembly in 2009.
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Patricia Kopane took office as Shadow Minister of Health in February 2012.
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In September 2012, Patricia Kopane became the new Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance following her election at the party's provincial conference in Bloemfontein.
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Patricia Kopane later returned to the position of Shadow Minister of Health in June 2017.
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Patricia Kopane won another term as Provincial Leader of the party in October 2017.
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Patricia Kopane was a parliamentary whip and a member of the Coalitions Committee, the Federal Executive, the Federal Council and the Federal Legal Commission.
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Patricia Kopane said that Kopane was one of the party's "most humble leaders and a loyal servant of the people".
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Patricia Kopane announced in September 2020 that she would not be seeking re-election to another term as provincial leader of the party.
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Patricia Kopane confirmed that she would remain a member of parliament and shadow minister.
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Patricia Kopane was assigned to the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General.
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On 15 August 2022, Patricia Kopane resigned as a DA member, and therefore as a Member of Parliament.
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Patricia Kopane joined a long list of black DA leaders who had resigned from the party in recent months.
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On 7 September 2022, Patricia Kopane was announced as ActionSA's provincial chairperson.
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Patricia Kopane was married to Mojalefa Patricia Kopane, a high school teacher from Bloemfontein, until his death in February 2019.
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Patricia Kopane serves as a Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature.