Following Lindiwe Mazibuko’s recent election as the parliamentary leader of the DA, Kouga DA MP Elza van Lingen was appointed as the leader of the DA in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP).
The NCOP is the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa which came into effect in 1997. It replaced the former Senate, but is very similar to that body. Its purpose is to represent the governments of the provinces.
The DA makes up 13 of the 90 members of the NCOP.
Van Lingen grew up in Willowmore. After marrying Middelburg sheep farmer, Michael, she took care of some farming activities. The couple have four children.
Since she and her husband moved to Cape St Francis to "retire" they have been running a guest house. It is also in this time that Van Lingen became involved in local politics.
She soon moved up the ranks and was elected as a Cacadu District municipal councillor in 2002, heading several internal party and organisational committees.
Since May 2009 Van Lingen has been a DA Member of Parliament as permanent delegate for the Eastern Cape
Sources
Die Burger, 28 October 2011
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