Beverley Abrahams

Beverley Lynnette Abrahams is a South African politician. She was initially appointed to the National Council of Provinces as a Democratic Alliance representative in October 2010. She announced her defection to the African National Congress in March 2014. Abrahams placed on the party's list and was elected to the lower house National Assembly in that year's general election. She left Parliament in May 2019.

The Honourable

Beverley Abrahams
Abrahams in her parliamentary office in 2010
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019
Delegate of the National Council of Provinces
In office
1 October 2010 – 21 April 2014
ConstituencyGauteng
Personal details
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress (2014–present)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Alliance (Until 2014)
ProfessionPolitician

Parliamentary career

National Council of Provinces

Abrahams was a senior member of the Democratic Alliance in Gauteng. In October 2010, she was appointed to the National Council of Provinces as a provincial delegate. She was assigned to serve on the select committees on social services, economic development, trade and international relations, education and recreation. Abrahams was the constituency contact for the DA's Leneldos region.[1]

On 11 March 2014, Abrahams used her motion to announce her resignation from the DA and subsequent defection to the African National Congress.[2][3] The DA consequently wrote to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature to remove her as a parliamentarian.[4] Her last day as a delegate was on 21 April 2014.[1]

National Assembly

Abrahams placed 118th on the ANC's national list for the 2014 general election.[1] She was elected and took office as an MP on 21 May 2014.[5] She was a member of both the Portfolio Committee on Social Development and the Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation.[1]

Abrahams's name did not appear on the ANC's list for the 2019 general election. As a result, she left Parliament on 7 May 2019.[1]

References
  1. "Mrs Beverley Lynnette Abrahams". People's Assembly. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. De Klerk, Aphiwe; Joubert, Jan-Jan (12 March 2014). "MP shocks DA by joining the ANC". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. Mataboge, Mmanaledi (27 March 2014). "DA downplays impact of defections". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. "ANC welcomes DA MP". News24 (City Press). 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. "2014 elections: List of ANC MPs elected to the National Assembly". Politicsweb. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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