Lorna Maloney

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Lorna Maloney
Member of the National Assembly
In office
May 1994 – May 2009
Personal details
Born (1961-02-28) 28 February 1961 (age 63)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Lorna Maloney (born 28 February 1961) is a South African politician and businesswoman from the North West. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2009.

Life and career

Maloney was born on 28 February 1961.[1] She was elected to the National Assembly in South Africa's first post-apartheid elections in 1994.[2] She gained re-election in 1999[1] and 2004,[3] representing the North West constituency from 2004 onwards. She left Parliament after the 2009 general election.

While in Parliament, Maloney acquired a substantial stake in Wesizwe Platinum, a platinum mining company founded in the North West in 2004.[4][5] In 2007, she held 12.25 million shares in the company, worth about R113 million in total; Destiny estimated that this made her among the richest women in South Africa.[6]

After she left Parliament, Maloney remained active in the ANC's branch in the North West. Ahead of the 2021 local elections, she chaired the party's provincial list committee, which selected nominees to represent the party in local councils. In this capacity, she clashed severely with interim ANC provincial head Hlomane Chauke, whom she accused of complicity in misconduct.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Minutes of proceedings of the Constitutional Assembly" (PDF). Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. 24 May 1994. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. ^ "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Politician, executive named in Bakubung conflict". Business Day. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ^ Stone, Setumo (7 June 2016). "Will new chief be able to convince IDC to release R100m to Ledig community?". City Press. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. ^ "No hiding from Destiny". The Mail & Guardian. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ^ "ANC North West committee speaks out against 'manipulative' leadership headed by Chauke". The Mail & Guardian. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ^ "ANC orders removal of North West municipal representatives". The Mail & Guardian. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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