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Good (political party)

This article is about the South African political party. For the Turkish political party, see Good Party.

Good
LeaderPatricia de Lille
Secretary-GeneralBrett Herron
FounderPatricia de Lille
Founded2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)
Split fromDemocratic Alliance
IdeologySocial democracy
Environmentalism
Anti-racism
Political positionCentre-left
ColoursOrange  
Slogan"South Africa Needs Good"
National Assembly seats
1 / 400
NCOP seats
0 / 90
Provincial Legislatures
1 / 487
Cape Town City Council
9 / 231
Website
www.forgood.org.za
A GOOD party campaign bus in Cape Town during the 2019 South African general election.

Good (stylised in all caps) is a South African political party that was formed in December 2018.[1] It is led by its founder Patricia de Lille, current Minister of Tourism and former mayor of Cape Town, who is also the party's sole member in the National Assembly. The party's stronghold is the Western Cape and mainly draws support from the Coloured community.[2][3]

In May 2019, De Lille was the only opposition member appointed to serve in the cabinet of South Africa. She had stated that Good would remain an opposition party.[4]

In June 2024, Good agreed to join the ANC-led government of national unity (GNU).[5] Leader of the Good, Patricia De Lille, contiinued as tourism minister in the coalition.[6]

  1. ^ Patricia de Lille names her party 'Good'. Retrieved on 2018-12-03.
  2. ^ De Lille’s GOOD party makes its mark in the Western Cape. Retrieved on 10 August 2019.
  3. ^ Cope and GOOD bid for voters tired of major parties and old-style politics, The Daily Maverick, 22 January 2019. Retrieved on 10 August 2019.
  4. ^ GOOD welcomes Minister De Lille, Mail & Guardian, 29 May 2019. Retrieved on 10 August 2019.
  5. ^ "ANC WELCOMES POLITICAL PARTIES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY – ANC".
  6. ^ Payne, Suné (3 July 2024). "SA tourism body hails Patricia de Lille's reappointment as minister in the GNU as 'excellent news'". Daily Maverick.

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