Freda Wright
Member of the National Assembly
In office
31 October 2008  May 2009
Personal details
Born (1953-07-11) 11 July 1953
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Freda Joan Wright (born 11 July 1953)[1] is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2008 to 2009. She was sworn in on 31 October 2008 amid the wave of resignations that followed Thabo Mbeki's ousting from the Presidency; she replaced former cabinet minister Sydney Mufamadi.[2][3] She did not stand for re-election in the next year's general election.[4]

References

  1. "General Notice: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996: Publication of parties' lists of candidates pursuant to floor-crossing period" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 26 September 2005. p. 4. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. "National Assembly Members". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. "Exodus leaves ANC scrabbling for MPs". IOL. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  4. "2009 National and Provincial Election – Final Candidate Lists" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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