Background
Selfe was born in Pretoria, and attended Diocesan College and the University of Cape Town.
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James Selfe
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University of Cape Town.
Career
He is also the party"s Shadow Minister of Correctional Services. After earning a master"s degree, Selfe worked between 1979 and 1988 as a researcher for the Progressive Federal Party, the forerunner to today"s Democratic Alliance. In 1992 he became an executive director of the party.
Selfe was elected to the Senate - later National Council of Provinces - in 1994.
In 1999 he stayed in parliament, but moved to the National Assembly. In April 2009, Selfe filed the District Attorney"s founding affidavit in the Pretoria High Court for a judicial review of the National Prosecuting Authority"s decision to drop charges against presidential front runner Jacob Zuma.
Membership
He became the party"s communications director in 1988, and a member of the President"s Council a year later. He has remained a member of parliament since then, and is currently the party"s correctional services spokesperson, in addition to being chair of the District Attorney Federal Executive.
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Political Party
Democratic Alliance