Sybil Anne Seaton (born 14 August 1948) is a retired South African politician who represented the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2009, serving the KwaZulu-Natal constituency.
Sybil Seaton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office May 1994 – May 2009 | |
| Constituency | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1948 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Legislative career
editSeaton was born on 14 August 1948.[1] She was elected to represent the IFP in the National Assembly in the 1994 general elections[2] and served three terms, gaining re-election in 1999[1] and 2004;[3] she represented the KwaZulu-Natal constituency. During her second term, she was the deputy chief whip of the IFP caucus;[4] she continued in that position in her third term[5] and later became the party's spokesman on correctional services.[6] In that capacity she argued that Parliament should "reconsider" the abolition of capital punishment.[7]
During her time in Parliament, Seaton spearheaded a campaign to improve MPs' remuneration packages. She raised the inadequacy of the prevailing package as early as 2003.[8][9] In 2008, she drafted a private member's bill to increase MPs' pension,[10] which received cross-partisan support and led to the formation of a multi-party task team that met with President Thabo Mbeki over pension packages.[11] She retired ahead of the 2009 general election.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
- ^ "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Pressly, Donwald (12 March 2004). "IFP lists its top contenders". News24. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Pressly, Donwald (23 May 2006). "R86m 'paid for new prisons'". Business. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "IFP calls for probe into correctional services". The Mail & Guardian. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "'End parole for child-killer monsters'". IOL. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Grobler, Cobus (10 June 2003). "Parly doesn't pay". News24. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Salary increase not enough, say MPs". IOL. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Hamlyn, Michael (19 May 2008). "MPs want better pensions". News24. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "MPs in rare and unified stance over pensions". IOL. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "DA whiz Coetzee leads party race for top role". IOL. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2023.