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==Political life==
==Political life==
Lovemore served as a councillor in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality before being elected to Parliament in 2009. As the DA's Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, she has continuously brought to light the inadequacies of handling of the refugee applicants within South Africa,<ref name= "refugee">{{cite news|url=http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page72308?oid=204710&sn=Marketingweb+detail&pid=90389 |title=Refugee applications}}</ref> laws that could hurt the prospects of foreign investments into the country,<ref name= "statement">{{cite web|url=http://www.polity.org.za/article/da-statement-by-annette-lovemore-democratic-alliance-shadow-minister-of-home-affairs-on-the-immigration-amendment-bill-26012011-2011-01-26 |title= Immigration reform bill}}</ref> and the Department of Home Affairs seemingly nonchalant handling of ID, grant and pension fraud happening from foreigners illegally in South Africa.<ref name= "fraud">{{cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/business/business-news/foreign-id-fraud-bleeding-sa-fiscus-1.1119121 |title=Foreign ID fraud ‘bleeding SA fiscus’}}</ref> She later served as Shadow Minister of Basic Education.
Lovemore served as a councillor in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality before being elected to Parliament in 2009. As the DA's Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, she has continuously brought to light the inadequacies of handling of the refugee applicants within South Africa,<ref name= "refugee">{{cite news|url=http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page72308?oid=204710&sn=Marketingweb+detail&pid=90389 |title=Refugee applications}}</ref> laws that could hurt the prospects of foreign investments into the country,<ref name= "statement">{{cite web|url=http://www.polity.org.za/article/da-statement-by-annette-lovemore-democratic-alliance-shadow-minister-of-home-affairs-on-the-immigration-amendment-bill-26012011-2011-01-26 |title= Immigration reform bill}}</ref> and the Department of Home Affairs seemingly nonchalant handling of ID, grant and pension fraud happening from foreigners illegally in South Africa.<ref name= "fraud">{{cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/business/business-news/foreign-id-fraud-bleeding-sa-fiscus-1.1119121 |title=Foreign ID fraud 'bleeding SA fiscus'}}</ref> She later served as Shadow Minister of Basic Education.


After the opposition victory in [[Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality|Nelson Mandela Bay]] in 2016, Lovemore left parliament to become a member of the mayoral committee, where she'll be focusing on Infrastructure and Engineering.
After the opposition victory in [[Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality|Nelson Mandela Bay]] in 2016, Lovemore left parliament to become a member of the mayoral committee, where she'll be focusing on Infrastructure and Engineering.

Revision as of 16:31, 22 July 2021

Annette Lovemore
MP
Shadow Minister of Public Service and Administration
In office
3 October 2015 – 18 August 2016
LeaderMmusi Maimane
Shadow Minister of Basic Education
In office
1 February 2012 – 3 October 2015
LeaderHelen Zille
Mmusi Maimane
Preceded byWilmot James
Succeeded byGavin Davis
Member of Parliament
for Eastern Cape
In office
6 May 2009 – 18 August 2016
Personal details
Born20 December 1958
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance

Annette Lovemore is a South African politician for the Democratic Alliance (DA), and the mayoral committee member (MMC) of infrastructure and engineering in the Nelson Mandela Bay coalition government that took office in 2016.[1] She previously served as a DA Member of Parliament[2] between 2009 and 2016.

Early life

Annette Lovemore was born on 20 December 1958. She graduated from Kimberly Girls’ High School in 1975 and went on to receive her BSc at University of Cape Town in 1978.[3]

Political life

Lovemore served as a councillor in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality before being elected to Parliament in 2009. As the DA's Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, she has continuously brought to light the inadequacies of handling of the refugee applicants within South Africa,[4] laws that could hurt the prospects of foreign investments into the country,[5] and the Department of Home Affairs seemingly nonchalant handling of ID, grant and pension fraud happening from foreigners illegally in South Africa.[6] She later served as Shadow Minister of Basic Education.

After the opposition victory in Nelson Mandela Bay in 2016, Lovemore left parliament to become a member of the mayoral committee, where she'll be focusing on Infrastructure and Engineering.

References

  1. ^ http://www.heraldlive.co.za/politics/2016/08/25/meet-trollips-new-team/
  2. ^ "Our People - DA". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.
  3. ^ "DA Our People". Archived from the original on 21 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Refugee applications".
  5. ^ "Immigration reform bill".
  6. ^ "Foreign ID fraud 'bleeding SA fiscus'".


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