Geoff Doidge Explained

Geoffrey Quinton Michael Doidge
Term Start:2010
Term End:2022
Office2:Minister for Public Works
Term Start2:5 September 2008
Term End2:31 October
Successor2:Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde
Birth Date:26 April 1954
Birth Place:Union of South Africa
Death Place:Sri Lanka
Citizenship:South African citizenship

Geoffrey Quinton Michael Doidge (26 April 1954 – 11 December 2022)[1] [2] was a South African politician and was South Africa's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.[3] He previously served as the country's Minister of Public Works[4] from 5 September 2008 to 31 October 2010.[5]

Career in politics

Doidge was Deputy Chief Whip of the African National Congress (ANC).

In January 2001, he was appointed by the ANC in the place of Andrew Feinstein, as chair of its study group on public accounts and ANC's official spokesman on the National Assembly's public accounts committee.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr Geoff Doidge SabinetLaw. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305171557/http://www.sabinetlaw.co.za/mr-geoff-doidge-0. 2016-03-05.
  2. https://news365.co.za/geoff-doidge/ Ex-cabinet minister & ambassador, Geoff Doidge has died
  3. Web site: Geoffrey Doidge Who's Who SA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020014007/http://www.whoswho.co.za/geoffrey-doidge-7513. 2012-10-20.
  4. http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-09-25-motlanthe-moves-to-steady-the-ship Mail & Guardian online, accessed 25 September 2008.
  5. Web site: Zuma announces cabinet reshuffle - Times LIVE. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101102223559/http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article736818.ece/Zuma-announces-cabinet-reshuffle. 2010-11-02.