Sylvia Nomatamsanqa Sigcau (born 3 November 1946) is a South African politician who was a

Member of the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...

for a single term from 2004 to 2009. A member of the

United Democratic Movement The United Democratic Movement (UDM) is a centre-left, social-democratic, South African political party, formed by a prominent former National Party leader, Roelf Meyer (who has since resigned from the UDM), a former African National Congress ...

(UDM), she was one of the party's three representatives in the

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caucus of the National Assembly. In the 2009 general election, Sigcau was nominated to stand for re-election, but she was not ranked high enough on the UDM's party list to gain a seat.

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Living people 1946 births 21st-century South African politicians 21st-century South African women politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa United Democratic Movement (South Africa) politicians {{DEFAULTSORT:Sigcau, Sylvia