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Helen Zille

1951 - Today

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Otta Helene Maree (née Zille ; born 9 March 1951), known as Helen Zille, is a South African politician. She has served as the Chairperson of the Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance since 20 October 2019. From 2009 until 2019, she was the Premier of the Western Cape province for two five-year terms, and a member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. She served as Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance from 2007 to 2015 and as Mayor of Cape Town from 2006 to 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Zille is the 17,240th most popular politician (down from 16,076th in 2019), the 204th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 145th in 2019) and the 50th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Helen Zille ranks 17,240 out of 19,576. Before her are Szymon Hołownia, Eadric of Kent, José Bono, Shamshi-Adad III, Edmund Andros, and Claude Bartolone. After her are Richard Grenell, Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, Amit Shah, Jo Jorgensen, John Barrasso, and Thomas Norton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Helen Zille ranks 606. Before her are Jonathan Richman, Satymkul Dzhumanazarov, Gerd Kische, Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio, Iraj Danaeifard, and Claude Bartolone. After her are Mazlan Othman, Robin Sachs, Patricia Richardson, Róža Domašcyna, Jürgen Rüttgers, and Steve Walsh.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Helen Zille ranks 204 out of 454. Before her are Francois Pienaar (1967), Dimas (1969), Peter Sarnak (1953), Bruce Johnstone (1937), Francois Botha (1968), and Thomas François Burgers (1834). After her are Mzilikazi (1790), Liezel Huber (1976), Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984), Roland Schoeman (1980), Sol Plaatje (1876), and Guy Tunmer (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Helen Zille ranks 50. Before her are Ahmed Kathrada (1929), Ted Moore (1914), Grace Mugabe (1965), Baleka Mbete (1949), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), and Thomas François Burgers (1834). After her are Mzilikazi (1790), Sol Plaatje (1876), Govan Mbeki (1910), Robert Sobukwe (1924), Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937), and Naledi Pandor (1953).

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