Donald Lee is a South African politician, the Shadow Minister of Sport and Recreation from 1999 to 2012, and a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA).

Background

Lee is from the

Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha. The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...

and was a teacher for 30 years, as well as principal of a school in the Northern Areas of

Port Elizabeth Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Sou ...

. He is involved in the Eastern Cape Provincial Cricket Administration and is Chair of the Eastern Province Teachers Union.

Political life

Lee began his political career as a councillor for the Port Elizabeth municipality, and has been a member of parliament since 1994, where he has occupied the education and public service and administration portfolios. Lee has also held the position of Deputy Leader of the Eastern Cape, National Vice Chairperson and National Spokesperson for the DA. He was the DA spokesperson on sport and recreation from 2004 – 2009, and was appointed as Shadow Minister of Sport and Recreation on his re-election to Parliament in 2009.

Interests and hobbies

Aside from his abiding passion for sports, he is also interested in international affairs and enjoys nature.

References

Offices held

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Donald Living people Politicians from Port Elizabeth South African people of English descent Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Year of birth missing (living people)