Freda Wright Explained

Party:African National Congress
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Termstart1:31 October 2008
Termend1:May 2009
Citizenship:South Africa
Birth Date:11 July 1953

Freda Joan Wright (born 11 July 1953)[1] is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2008 to 2009. She was sworn in on 31 October 2008 amid the wave of resignations that followed Thabo Mbeki's ousting from the Presidency; she replaced former cabinet minister Sydney Mufamadi.[2] [3] She did not stand for re-election in the next year's general election.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 26 September 2005 . General Notice: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996: Publication of parties' lists of candidates pursuant to floor-crossing period . 10 June 2023 . . . 4 . Pretoria, South Africa.
  2. Web site: 2009-01-15 . National Assembly Members . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090514071402/http://www.pmg.org.za/parlinfo/nalist#_ftnref87 . 14 May 2009 . 2023-04-08 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group.
  3. News: 5 November 2008 . Exodus leaves ANC scrabbling for MPs . IOL . 12 June 2023.
  4. Web site: 6 April 2009 . 2009 National and Provincial Election – Final Candidate Lists . 27 May 2023 . Electoral Commission of South Africa.

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