{"id":3,"date":"2008-08-11T22:13:58","date_gmt":"2008-08-11T22:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/2008\/08\/11\/premiers-profile\/"},"modified":"2008-08-11T22:13:58","modified_gmt":"2008-08-11T22:13:58","slug":"premiers-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/2008\/08\/11\/premiers-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier&#8217;s Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Profile:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ms. Sylvia Elizabeth Lucas<br \/>Date of Birth:\u00a0 22 April 1964<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community and Political Involvement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ms Sylvia Lucas became involved in political activities in 1980 whilst schooling at Carlton van Heerden high school in Upington<\/p>\n<p>1983 \u2013 1995 As a community Activist was part of leading the rent boycotts in Rosedale community, Upington.<\/p>\n<p>As ANC leader in the branch formed part of the delegations to the Transitional Council to ensure communities get prepaid electricity when they could not afford conventional electrical power.<\/p>\n<p>Initiated the Oasis Centre for People with disabilities under the banner of the ANC Women\u2019s League during late 1990&#8217;s.<br \/>Founding member of Radio Riverside community radio in Upington area.<\/p>\n<p>Served as Executive trustee of the Northern Cape Educare Trust and a trustee member of the Ikemeleng Trust that served Free State and Northern Cape.<\/p>\n<p>1993 &#8211; 1994 ANC Women\u2019s League \u2013 Branch Chairperson \u2013 Rosedale Branch<br \/>1994 \u2013 1996 ANC and ANC Women\u2019s League REC member \u2013 Upington region<br \/>1996 \u2013 1998 ANC Women\u2019s League \u2013 Regional Secretary \u2013 Upington region<br \/>1998 &#8211; 2000 ANC Women\u2019s League \u2013 Regional Chairperson \u2013 Upington region<br \/>1996 &#8211; 2000 ANC REC and RWC Member \u2013 Upington Region<br \/>2000 \u2013 2004 Became the first Regional Chairperson of the merged Upington and part of Kuruman Region, known as Siyanda region.<br \/>2004 \u2013 2007 ANC PEC-member<br \/>2000 \u2013 2007 ANC Women\u2019s League PEC and PWC Member<br \/>2006 \u2013 2008 ANC Women\u2019s League acting provincial secretary serving on the Women\u2019s League NEC \u2013ex Officio capacity<br \/>2008 \u2013 Date Deputy Provincial chairperson of the ANC Women\u2019s League<br \/>2008 &#8211; 2012 ANC PEC and PWC \u2013 member \u2013 re-elected<br \/>2012 \u2013 Date\u00a0\u00a0 Re-elected ANC PEC and PWC-member<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Positions and Work history<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1983 \u2013 1999 Public Servant \u2013 Department Social Development<br \/>1995 \u2013 1999 ANC PR Councilor \u2013 Upington Municipality<br \/>1999 \u2013 2000 Community Development Worker &#8211; \/Khara Hais Municipality SAMWU Shopsteward and Chairperson of Upington Local<br \/>2000 \u2013 2004 Member of the Provincial legislature\u00a0 <br \/>2002 \u2013 2004 Elected as Exco member of the Association of Public Accounts Committees<br \/>2004 \u2013 2009 Member of the Provincial legislature, serving as ANC \u2013 Whip<br \/>2004 \u2013 2006\u00a0\u00a0 Elected as Deputy General Secretary of Association of Public Accounts Committees<br \/>2006 \u2013 2009\u00a0\u00a0 Elected as General Secretary of Association of Public Accounts Committees<br \/>2009 \u2013 Date Member of EXCO \u2013 Environment and Nature Conservation<br \/>2010\u00a0\u00a0 Acted as Premier from 28 November \u2013 5 December<\/p>\n<p><strong>Committees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Served on the following committees in the Provincial Legislature<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chairperson, Portfolio Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs<\/li>\n<li>Chairperson, Portfolio Committee on Social Development<\/li>\n<li>Member of following portfolio committees :\u00a0\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>Agriculture<\/li>\n<li>Transport, Roads and Public Works<\/li>\n<li>Housing and Local Government<\/li>\n<li>Safety and Liaison<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Standing Committees<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chairpersons<\/li>\n<li>Constitutional Affairs<\/li>\n<li>Gender<\/li>\n<li>Internal Arrangements<\/li>\n<li>Rules<\/li>\n<li>Public Accounts<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Caucus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Activities\/Outbound Missions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>April 2006 &#8211; Accompanied former ANC Secretary General and other provincial secretaries of the ANC, ANC Women\u2019s\u00a0 and Youth League on a party-to-party visit to Cuba<\/p>\n<p>2001\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Study tour to United Kingdom, Canada and United States<br \/>2003\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Study tour to People\u2019s Republic of China<br \/>2003\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; CPA Parliamentary Workshop &#8211; Malawi<br \/>2004\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; CPA Parliamentary Workshop \u2013 Swaziland<br \/>2005\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; SADCOPAC Conference in Zanzibar<\/p>\n<p>Since becoming a Member of the Executive Committee we undertook several visits abroad<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2000\u20132001\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 University of the Free State &#8211; Certificate \u2013 Introduction to Project Management <br \/>2002\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Module &#8211; Principals of Legislative Oversight<br \/>2010\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 University of the Free Sate \u2013 Certificate &#8211;\u00a0 Legislature Development Program<\/p>\n<p>Short Courses on NQF Level 6 and 7 completed<\/p>\n<p> Action Research in the Public Sector<br \/> Leadership Communication<br \/> Public Management Law<br \/> Policy Making and Analysis<br \/> Strategic Planning for the Public and Municipal Sector<br \/> Performance Management for the Public and Municipal Sector<br \/> Public Financial Control and Accountability<br \/> Project Management for Public Managers<\/p>\n<p>2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 University of South Africa &#8211; Certificate in Governance and Public Leadership<br \/>2012 \u2013 2013 Currently busy with Graduate Certificate in Governance and Public Leadership<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Profile:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ms. Sylvia Elizabeth LucasDate of Birth:\u00a0 22 April 1964 Community and Political Involvement Ms Sylvia Lucas became involved in political activities in 1980 whilst schooling at Carlton van Heerden high school in Upington 1983 \u2013 1995 As a community Activist was part of leading the rent boycotts in Rosedale community, Upington. 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