| 词条 | John Cupido |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = John Cristiano Cupido | honorific-suffix = Member of Parliament | image = John Cupido.jpg | office = Member of EC Provincial Parliament | predecessor = | term_start = 2009 | term_end = | leader = Musi Maimane | constituency_MP2 = Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape | parliament2 = | term_start2 = 6 May 2009 | term_end2 = | majority2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | birth_date = 20 June 1976 | birth_place = Lichtenburg, North-West Province, South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = South African | spouse = | party = Democratic Alliance | relations = | children = | residence =East London, South Africa | education = Selborne College | alma_mater =Rhodes University | occupation = | profession = | religion = | signature = | website = {{URL|www.johncupido.com}} | footnotes = }} John Cupido (born 20 June 1976) is a South African politician, a Member of Parliament in the Eastern Cape Provincial Parliament[1][2] for the Democratic Alliance (DA)[3] where he is the Shadow MEC of Health and also the DA's spokesperson on Economic Development, Environmental Affairs & Tourism; and acting spokesperson on Sports, Recreation, Arts & Culture. He was first elected as a City Councillor in 2006 in East London where he led the Buffalo City DA Caucus till his election to the Provincial Legislature in the 2009 General Election in April 2009 at the age of 32. BackgroundJohn Cupido was born in the town of Lichtenburg in the North West Province in South Africa. In 1986 his family moved to East London, where he attended Stirling Primary School and in 1990 went to Selborne College where he excelled in field athletics, being awarded school colours and being selected as the Athletics Captain in his senior year. John also excelled with leadership roles culminating in him being elected House Captain (Fuller House) in his senior year and leading his house to winning the House Cup. John matriculated from Selborne College in 1994. Current Professional and Charity Work Positions Held
Career in PoliticsJohn Cupido was elected as the DA Eastern Cape Provincial Youth leader in 2004 was successfully maintained this position till the age of 32 when the Democratic Alliance lowered the maximum age of DA Youth members from 35 to 30. During his time with the DA Youth, he oversaw the establishment and growth of the youth movement in the Eastern Cape and was one of the founding members of the federal DA Youth and DASO structures in place in 2014. John was elected as a City Councillor in 2006 in East London; his ward covered Beacon Bay, Nompumelelo, Abbotsford and Dorchester Heights. In 2008, John was elected to lead the Buffalo City DA Caucus,[4] and was later elected to the Provincial Legislature in the 2009 General Election in April 2009. In 2012, Cupido was the Democratic Alliance party spokesman on health issues.[5][6][7] Political Positions Held
References1. ^List of MPs 2. ^"Eastern Cape showing signs of recovery, says ECDC". Creamer Media's Engineering News, 7th June 2013 By: Joanne Taylor 3. ^"Many senior party leaders will not make it to the legislature". Dispatch Leader, By MPHUMZI ZUZILE on May 16, 2014 4. ^"Storm over sale of Nahoon land". Leads 2 Business. 5. ^"Eastern Cape's so-called health system: In dire need of resuscitation". Mandy de Waal, Daily Maverick. 6. ^"Ailing Eastern Cape health gets R1bn injection". Sowetan Live, By Abongile Mgaqelwa | Mar 23, 2012 7. ^" DA slams Eastern Cape psychiatric hospital after second suicide". Metro 247, By Derrick Spies on April 9, 2012 External links
5 : 1976 births|Living people|Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians|Rhodes University alumni|Alumni of Selborne College |
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