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Helen Zille : Leader of the Democratic Alliance
Helen Zille began her career as a journalist on the Rand Daily Mail and later became a political activist. She became involved in various NGOs and organizations, including the Open Society Foundation, the Independent Media Diversity Trust, and the Black Sash.
She obtained a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Witwatersrand, and joined the former Democratic Party in the mid 1990s, where she was asked to reformulate the party's education policy and stand as a candidate on its election list for the Western Cape legislature. She also acted as Technical Adviser to the party at CODESA in the early 1990s. Helen was elected to the provincial parliament in the 1999 general election and appointed MEC for education.
She served as MEC under the newly formed Democratic Alliance until 2001, and then as leader of the opposition in the Provincial Legislature until she was elected to national parliament in 2004.
As a member of parliament she stood on the Portfolio Committee on Education, and acted as the Democratic Alliance's National Spokesperson.
In May 2006, Zille was elected mayor of Cape Town, a position she has excelled in and still holds.
In 2007, she was elected as leader of the Democratic Alliance.
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