James Selfe
| James Selfe MP |
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| Shadow Minister of Correctional Services | |
| Assumed office 2004 |
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| Leader | Tony Leon, Helen Zille and Mmusi Maimane |
| Member of Parliament for South Peninsula, Cape Town Metro, Western Cape in the National Assembly of South Africa |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1955 Pretoria, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse(s) | Sheila Selfe |
| Children | Stephanie, Chloe and Emma Selfe |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
James Selfe (born 23 August 1955) is a South African politician, a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), and the party's Federal Executive Chairperson.[1] He is also the party's Shadow Minister of Correctional Services.
Education and early career
Selfe was born in Pretoria, and attended Diocesan College and the University of Cape Town.[2] After earning a master's degree, Selfe worked between 1979 and 1988 as a researcher for the Progressive Federal Party, the forerunner to today's Democratic Alliance. He became the party's communications director in 1988, and a member of the President's Council a year later. In 1992 he became an executive director of the party.[2]
Parliamentarian
Selfe was elected to the Senate - later National Council of Provinces - in 1994. In 1999 he stayed in parliament, but moved to the National Assembly.[2] He has remained a member of parliament since then, and is currently the party's correctional services spokesperson, in addition to being chair of the DA Federal Executive.[2]
In April 2009, Selfe filed the DA's founding affidavit in the Pretoria High Court for a judicial review of the National Prosecuting Authority's decision to drop charges against presidential front runner Jacob Zuma.[3]
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Offices held
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South African Shadow Minister of Correctional Services ??–present |
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