Global InformationElza van Lingen information
Elza van Lingen | |
|---|---|
 Van Lingen in 2010 | |
| Mayor of the Kouga Local Municipality | |
| In office 17 August 2016 – 19 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Daphne Kettledas |
| Succeeded by | Horatio Hendricks |
| Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces | |
| In office 6 May 2009 – August 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1949 Willowmore, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
| Died | 19 April 2018 (aged 68) Cape St. Francis, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance (from 2002) |
| Spouse | Michael |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Politician |
Elizabeth Christina "Elza" van Lingen (née Greeff; 26 November 1949 – 19 April 2018) was a South African politician. A member of the Democratic Alliance, she was elected a councillor of the Cacadu District Municipality in 2002. She was elected to the National Council of Provinces in 2009. Van Lingen became leader of the DA caucus in the NCOP in 2011, and was re-elected to the NCOP in 2014. From 2016 until her death, she served as the mayor of the Kouga Local Municipality.