Tony Leon
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Tony Leon is a South African politician and lawyer best known for leading the Democratic Alliance and serving as a prominent opposition figure during the post-apartheid era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| activeIn | South African politics ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Africa ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-12-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kearsney College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of the Witwatersrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish South African ⓘ |
| familyName | Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| genre | political commentary ⓘ |
| givenName | Anthony ⓘ |
| ideology | liberalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for constitutional democracy and rule of law in South Africa
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strengthening parliamentary opposition in South Africa ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Alliance
NERFINISHED
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Democratic Party (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Tony Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a prominent opposition figure to the African National Congress government
ⓘ
leading the Democratic Alliance in post-apartheid South Africa ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeHeld | Leader of the Democratic Party (South Africa) ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1999-03-27 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | Democratic Alliance caucus in the National Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Durban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Leader of the Democratic Alliance
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Leader of the Opposition in South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of the National Assembly of South Africa ⓘ South African Ambassador to Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Michal Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
On the Contrary
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Opposite Mandela NERFINISHED ⓘ The Accidental Ambassador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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