Serake Leeuw Explained

Party:African National Congress
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Termstart1:9 May 1994
Termend1:6 December 2000
Citizenship:South Africa
Birth Date:6 December 1960
Birth Name:Serake Jacob Leeuw
Office:Mayor of Matjhabeng
Termstart:2000
Termend:2006

Serake Jacob Leeuw (born 6 December 1960)[1] is a South African politician and former trade unionist. He represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2000, gaining election in 1994[2] and 1999. He was a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, where Andrew Feinstein said he was one of Parliament's "leading lights".[3]

Leeuw left the National Assembly after the 2000 local elections, on 6 December 2000,[4] in order to become Mayor of Matjhabeng Local Municipality in the Free State.[5] During his term as mayor, the municipality faced violent service delivery protests in 2005.[6] [7] [8]

During apartheid, Leeuw was a founding member of the Post and Telecommunication Workers' Association (POTWA) and served as POTWA regional treasurer from 1986 to 1992. He is also a former regional chairperson of the Congress of South African Trade Unions in the Northern Cape and Free State region.[9]

Notes and References

  1. 11 June 1999 . General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures . . Pretoria, South Africa . . 408 . 20203 . 26 March 2021.
  2. Book: South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994 . . 1994 . 13 April 2023 . Yumpu.
  3. Web site: Feinstein . Andrew . 2002-03-01 . The last rites have been read . 2023-05-15 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  4. Web site: 2002-06-02 . The National Assembly List of Resinations and Nominations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020602095739/http://parliament.gov.za/na/resign.htm . 2 June 2002 . 2023-04-02 . Parliament of South Africa.
  5. Web site: 29 January 2001 . Key ANC MP demoted over Heath . 2023-05-15 . News24 . en-US.
  6. Web site: 10 February 2005 . More cops for riotous township . 2023-05-15 . News24 . en-US.
  7. Web site: 6 April 2005 . FS protest turns violent . 2023-05-15 . News24 . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2006-01-27 . 'Who else can we vote for?' . 2023-05-15 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  9. Book: Zimbabwe Presidential Election: 9-11 March 2002 . 2003 . Commonwealth Secretariat . 978-0-85092-718-4 . 53 . en . Mr Serake Leeuw (South Africa).

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