Helen Zille
South African politician · South Africa · Politicians · Born 1951 · age 75
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Something wrong?Otta Helene Zille, known as Helen Zille, is a South African politician. She served as the Chairperson of the Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance from October 2019 to April 2026.
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Helen Zille
Freedom Day Rally 2011 at Solomon Mahlangu Freedom Square in Mamelodi
Zille and Gauteng DA leader Janet Semple in 2010
Helen Zille with former Mayor of Cape Town and current Leader of Good Patricia de Lille, at the DA Federal Congress in 2010
Zille campaigning in Mpumalanga ahead of the 2011 municipal elections
Zille giving a speech in 2010
Zille at the 2011 State of the Nation AddressIn their own words 8
, It was an unusual background and I often felt a cultural clash between my school and home environments.
It was interesting to note that every time events in our history offered people a choice between race or class solidarity, race seemed to win.
Today this kind of analysis is entirely obsolete, but at the time it was taken as self-evident by many activists.
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About this person
Otta Helene Zille, known as Helen Zille, is a South African politician. She served as the Chairperson of the Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance from October 2019 to April 2026. From 2009 until 2019, she was the Premier of the Western Cape province for two five-year terms, and a member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. She served as Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance from 2007 to 2015 and as Mayor of Cape Town from 2006 to 2009.
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