Devagie Govender Explained

Devagie Govender (born 21 January 1934)^[1] is a retired South African politician who represented the National Party (NP) in the National Assembly during the first democratic Parliament.^[2] She was elected in the 1994 general election.^[3] Ahead of the 1999 general election, the NP's successor party, the New National Party, nominated her to stand for re-election, but she was ranked 36th on the party's regional list for KwaZulu-Natal and did not secure a seat.

Educated at the University of Natal, Govender was a lawyer and educationist by profession and participated in the Convention for a Democratic South Africa.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 26 May 1999 . General Notice: Electoral Commission Notice 1113 of 1999 – Final List of Candidates . 9 May 2023 . . . 242 . Pretoria, South Africa.
2. Web site: 1998-06-03 . Members of the National Assembly . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19980628034746/http://www.parliament.gov.za/mps/mps.html . 1998-06-28 . 2023-04-12 . Parliament of South Africa.
3. Book: South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994 . . 1994 . 13 April 2023 . Yumpu.
4. Web site: 24 August 2014 . Devagie Govender . 2023-05-27 . Sunday Tribune . PressReader.