Nosimo Balindlela
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Preceded byMakhenkesi Stofile
Succeeded byMbulelo Sogoni
Born28 November 1949
Hermanus, Cape Province
PartyDemocratic Alliance (November 2012-2018)
Nosimo Zisiwe Beauty Balindlela | |
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 Balindlela in 2009 | |
| Member of Provincial Legislature in the Eastern Cape | |
| Assumed office 21 November 2016 | |
| Shadow Minister of Water and Sanitation | |
| In office 2014–2016 | |
| 3rd Premier of the Eastern Cape | |
| In office 26 April 2004 – 25 July 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Makhenkesi Stofile |
| Succeeded by | Mbulelo Sogoni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1949 Hermanus, Cape Province |
| Party | Democratic Alliance (November 2012-2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Congress of the People (November 2008-2012) African National Congress (before November 2008) |
| Alma mater | Fort Hare University Columbia University Teachers College |
Nosimo Zisiwe Beauty Balindlela (born 28 November 1949 in Hermanus, Cape Province)[1] is a South African politician who served as the Premier of the Eastern Cape from 26 April 2004 until 1 August 2008.[2] She changed parties in 2008 when she became a member of the Congress of the People, and again in 2012 to join the Democratic Alliance. In 2018 she defected back to the ANC.
