Gizella Opperman | |
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Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
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Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Gizella Opperman (née Hartnick; born 24 July 1980) is a South African politician from the Northern Cape serving as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2019. Opperman is a party member of the Democratic Alliance (DA).
In 2011, Opperman was elected as a councillor of the Hantam Local Municipality. She was elected as the deputy provincial chairperson of the Democratic Alliance Women's Network in September 2015. [1] She is currently the provincial chairperson. [2]
Opperman was the first candidate on the DA's Northern Cape list of candidates for the general election on 8 May 2019. [3] She was elected to the National Assembly at the election and was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on 22 May 2019. [4] She became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in June of the same year. [5]
In 2020, Opperman declared her candidacy for provincial chairperson of the Democratic Alliance. The provincial congress was held on 5 December 2020. [6] She lost to Isak Fritz. [7]
Gizella Opperman | |
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Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Gizella Opperman (née Hartnick; born 24 July 1980) is a South African politician from the Northern Cape serving as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2019. Opperman is a party member of the Democratic Alliance (DA).
In 2011, Opperman was elected as a councillor of the Hantam Local Municipality. She was elected as the deputy provincial chairperson of the Democratic Alliance Women's Network in September 2015. [1] She is currently the provincial chairperson. [2]
Opperman was the first candidate on the DA's Northern Cape list of candidates for the general election on 8 May 2019. [3] She was elected to the National Assembly at the election and was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on 22 May 2019. [4] She became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in June of the same year. [5]
In 2020, Opperman declared her candidacy for provincial chairperson of the Democratic Alliance. The provincial congress was held on 5 December 2020. [6] She lost to Isak Fritz. [7]