Shadow Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 April 2023
Leader
John Steenhuisen
Preceded by
Dianne Kohler-Barnard
Shadow Minister of State Security National Security Advisor to the Leader of the Official Opposition
In office 18 August 2022 – 21 April 2023
Deputy
Dirk Stubbe
Leader
John Steenhuisen
Preceded by
Dianne Kohler Barnard
Succeeded by
Dianne Kohler-Barnard
Chief Whip of the Official Opposition
In office 31 October 2019 – 18 August 2022
Deputy
Jacques Julius Siviwe Gwarube
Leader
John Steenhuisen
Preceded by
Jacques Julius (acting) John Steenhuisen
Succeeded by
Siviwe Gwarube
Deputy Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance Federal Council
In office 10 April 2018 – 1 November 2020
Serving with Thomas Walters
Leader
John Steenhuisen (interim) Mmusi Maimane Helen Zille
Chairperson
Helen Zille James Selfe
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
James Masango
Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises
In office 1 February 2012 – 31 October 2019
Leader
John Steenhuisen Mmusi Maimane Lindiwe Mazibuko
Preceded by
Manie van Dyk
Succeeded by
Ghaleb Cachalia
Shadow Minister of Communications
In office 6 September 2010 – 1 February 2012
Leader
Lindiwe Mazibuko Athol Trollip
Preceded by
Niekie van den Berg
Succeeded by
Marian Shinn
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2009
Constituency
Gauteng
Member of the Tshwane City Council
In office December 2000 – May 2009
Personal details
Born
Natasha Wendy Anita Mazzone
(1979-05-09) 9 May 1979 (age 45) Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Political party
Democratic Alliance (2000–present)
Other political affiliations
Democratic Party (1997–2000)
Spouse
Kevin Mileham
(m. 2017)
Residences
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Education
The Glen High School
Occupation
Politician
civic activist
legislator
Religion
Buddhism
Order of the Star of Italy - OSI
Ribbon of the order
Type
Knighthood
Awarded for
Ms. N.W.A Mazzone
Presented by
Italy
First awarded
2021
Natasha Wendy Anita MazzoneMP OSI (born 9 May 1979) is a South African politician who served as the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition in the National Assembly of South Africa from October 2019 until August 2022. She has been a Member of the National Assembly, representing the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), since 2009. She was the second Deputy Federal Council Chairperson of the DA and the party's spokesperson on state capture. Mazzone has previously served as Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises and of Communications.
Natasha Wendy Anita Mazzone MP OSI (born 9 May 1979) is a South African politician who served as the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition in the National...
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consequently became the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition, succeeding NatashaMazzone. Solly Malatsi succeeded her as the DA's national spokesperson. Nkanjeni...
between the resignation of John Steenhuisen and the appointment of NatashaMazzone in October 2019. He became a Member of the National Assembly in May...
Mkhwanazi, Siyabonga (31 October 2019). "DA's Steenhuisen appoints NatashaMazzone as party's new Chief Whip". IOL. Retrieved 10 April 2020. Makinana...
DA's parliamentary leader". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 5 December 2020. Mazzone, Natasha. "DA announces new Shadow Cabinet that will bring Real Hope and Real...
October 2019. John Steenhuisen was appointed as his successor with NatashaMazzone as the new Chief Whip. On 22 May 2019, embattled outgoing Minister...
Party said she had "run a tight ship" and the Democratic Alliance's NatashaMazzone described her as the legislature's "UN peacekeeping force" and as truly...
She denied having read the Gupta emails despite receiving them from NatashaMazzone, and denied that President Zuma had called her after meeting Zola Tsotsi...
Guest. He married fellow Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament, NatashaMazzone in July 2017. Mileham was actively involved in party politics for the...
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Mubu on 6 October 2015. Choloane David Matsepe DA David Maynier DA NatashaMazzone DA Thandeka Mbabama DA Replaced Nqaba Bhanga on 8 November 2016. Zakhele...
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supporting his opponent, Mbali Ntuli. Steenhuisen and DA Chief Whip, NatashaMazzone denied this insisting that Van Damme has not been sidelined and that...
statements regarding the content of the report in August 2017. Spokesperson NatashaMazzone declared "It is... apparent that Eskom procured the services of Oliver...
go back to Eswatini and the DA chief whip in the National Assembly, NatashaMazzone, to go back to Italy. Deputy speaker Lechesa Tsenoli then ordered Paulsen...
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party figures, such as Federal Leader Mmusi Maimane, James Selfe, NatashaMazzone, John Steenhuisen, Glynnis Breytenbach, Gwen Ngwenya and David Maynier...
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Miss South Africa 1995 Wayne Barker – Prominent South African artist NatashaMazzone, Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament Zoocci Coke Dope, Record...
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