Denise Robinson

Denise Robinson MP


Shadow Minister of Women in the Presidency
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Leader	Helen Zille
Deputy Shadow Minister of Health
In office 2012–2014
Succeeded by	Heinrich Volmink
Shadow Minister of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities
Succeeded by	Helen Lamoela
In office 2012–2014
Personal details
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance
Children	2
Alma mater	Rhodes University
Profession	Educator

Denise Robinson is a South African politician, currently a Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance, and the Shadow Minister of Women in the Presidency

Education and Early Career

Denise Robinson grew up in Queenstown and matriculated at the Girls High School. She then studied at Rhodes University where she majored in English and History and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a University Education Diploma. She worked as a teacher in Kimberly and Cape Town for some years, then entered the field of adult education. She taught English at Sanlam and worked as a Language Advisor and Translator.^[1]

Political career

She entered politics in 1998 when she became a Proportional Representative councillor in the Tygerberg Municipality for the Democratic Party. She was elected as ward councillor for the Unicity of Cape Town in 2000, representing the Democratic Alliance. She became a Member of Parliament in 2004, serving on the Select Committee of Finance and the Joint Budget Committee in the National Council of Provinces. She was appointed to the committee of the first African Peer Review Mechanism. In 2011, Denise was appointed as the Shadow Minister of Health.^[1]

16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children

In her position as Shadow Minister of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities Denise Robinson drives the 16 Days of Activism Campaign for the DA. This campaign makes the following recommendations:

Regularly monitor police stations’ compliance with the Domestic Violence Act.
Ensure rape prophylactic kits are available at all police stations.
Train volunteers as victim service workers.
Enforce maintenance payments
Increase funding for social workers, psychologists and counsellors, both at police stations and magistrates courts.
Establish more safe houses and subsidised shelters for victims of abuse.

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References

1 2 "Our people - DA". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
↑ "Welcome to ADAC". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2015-03-17.

Offices held

Political offices
Preceded by Shadow Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities	Shadow Minister of Health 2011–present	Incumbent

Current members of the National Assembly of South Africa by party

ANC	Mbete Abrahams Adams Bam-Mugwanya Bapela Basson Bekwa Beukman P Bhengu F Bhengu\| R Bhengu Bilankulu Bogopane-Zulu Bongo Bonhomme Booi Boroto Boshielo Botha Brown R Capa N Capa Carrim M Cele B Cele Chabane Chauke Chikunga Chohan Chueu Coleman Cronin Cwele Davies Didiza Dirks Dlakude Dlamini Dlamini-Dubazana Dlodlo Dlomo Dlulane Dunjwa Ebrahim Faku Frolick Fubbs Gamede Gcwabaza Gigaba Gina Goqwana Gordhan Gumede Hanekom Holomisa Jeffery Joemat-Peterson Johnson Jonas Jordan Kalako C Kekana D Kekana E Kekana H Kekana P Kekana Kenye Khoarai Khosa Khoza Khunou Koornhof Kota-Fredericks Kubayi Landers Lesoma Letsatsi-Duba Loliwe Luzipo Maake Mabasa P Mabe B Mabe Mabija Mabilo Mabudafhasi Madella Madikizela-Mandela Madlopha Maesela Mafolo Mafu Magadla Magadzi Magwanishe Mahambehlala Mahlalela D Mahlangu J Mahlangu Mahlobo Maila Majola Makhubela-Mashele Makhubele Makondo Makwetla Malgas Maluleke Manamela D Manana M Manana S Manana Mandela Mantashe Maphatsoe Mapisa-Nqakula Mapulane Martins Masango Masehela Maseko\| Mashatile Mashego-Dlamini Mashile Masina Masondo Masuku Masutha Mathale Mathebe Matlala Matshoba Matsimbi Mavunda Maxegwana Mbalula Mchunu Mdaka Mdakane Memela Mfeketo Mjobo H Mkhize Mkongi Mmemezi Mmusi Mnganga-Gcabashe D Mnguni P Mnguni Mnisi Mogotsi Mokoto Molebatsi Molewa Moloi-Moroka Morutoa Mosala Mothapo Motimele M Motshekga A Motshekga Motsoaledi J Mthembu N Mthembu E Mthethwa N Mthethwa Mudau Muthambi Nchabeleng Ndaba Ndabeni Ndogeni Nel Nene Nesi Ngcobo Ngwenya-Mabila Nkadimeng Nkoana Nkoana-Mashabane Nkwinti Nobanda Ntombela Ntwanambi Nxesi Nyalungu Nzimande G Oliphant M Oliphant Oosthuizen Pandor Patel Peters Phaahla Phosa Pikinini Pilane-Majake Qikani B Radebe G Radebe J Radebe Ralegoma Ramaphosa Ramatlakane Ramathlodi Ramokhoase Rantho Raphuti Scheepers Semenya September Shabangu Shope-Sithole Sibande Sisulu Siwela Sizani Skosana Skwatsha Smith Soytu Surty Thabethe Thomson Tleane Tobias Tom Tseke Tseli Tsenoli Tshwete Tsoleli Tsopo Tsotetsi Van Schalkwyk Xasa Xego-Sovita Yengeni Zokwana L Zulu

DA	Maimane America Atkinson Bagraim Baker Balindlela Basson Bergman Bhanga Boshoff Brauteseth Breytenbach Cardo Cassim Chance Davis De Freitas De Kock Dreyer Esau Figg Figlan Gana Gqada Groenewald Grootboom Hadebe Hill-Lewis Hoosen Horn Hunsinger L James W James Jongbloed Kalyan Kohler Barnard Kopane Kruger Krumbock Lees Lorimer Lotriet Lovemore Mackay MacKenzie Macpherson Majola E Marais K Marais Masango Matsepe Maynier Mbhele McLoughlin Mhlongo Michael Mileham Mokgalapa Motau Ollis Rabotapi Redelinghuys Robertson Robinson Ross Schmidt Selfe Seshoka Shinn Stander Steenhuisen Steenkamp Steyn Stubbe Tarabella Marchesi Terblanche Topham van Dalen Van Damme van der Walt van der Westhuizen Van Dyk Van Onselen Volmink Vos Walters Waters Whitfield Wilson

EFF	Malema Gardee Joseph Khawula Khoza Litchfield-Tshabalala Louw Mashabela Matiase Matlhoko Matshobeni Maxon Mbatha Mente-Nqweniso Mngxitama Moonsamy Morapela Moteka Mulaudzi Ndlozi Ntobongwana Ramakatsa Shivambu Sonti Twala

IFP	Buthelezi Esterhuizen Hlengwa Mcwango Mphontshane Nkomo Oriani-Ambrosini Singh Sithole Van Der Merwe

NFP	kaMagwasa-Msibi Khubisa Mabika Mncwabe Shaik Emam Shelembe

UDM	Holomisa Filtane Kwankwa Majeke

FF+	P Mulder Alberts Groenewald C Mulder

COPE	Lekota Carter Madisha

ACDP	Meshoe Dudley Swart

AIC	Galo Jafta Ntshayisa

Agang SA	Plouamma Tshishonga

PAC	Mphethi

APC	Godi

Party leaders in italics

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