Geoff Doidge

Geoffrey Quinton Michael Doidge
South African High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
In office 2010–2022
Minister for Public Works
In office 5 September 2008 – 31 October
Preceded by	Thoko Didiza
Succeeded by	Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde
Personal details
Born	(1954-04-26)26 April 1954 Union of South Africa
Died	11 December 2022(2022-12-11) (aged 68) Sri Lanka
Citizenship	South African citizenship

Geoffrey Quinton Michael Doidge (26 April 1954 – 11 December 2022)^[1][2] was a South African politician and was South Africa's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.^[3] He previously served as the country's Minister of Public Works^[4] from 5 September 2008 to 31 October 2010.^[5]

Career in politics

Doidge was Deputy Chief Whip of the African National Congress (ANC).

In January 2001, he was appointed by the ANC in the place of Andrew Feinstein, as chair of its study group on public accounts and ANC's official spokesman on the National Assembly's public accounts committee.

References

1. "Mr Geoff Doidge | SabinetLaw". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
2. Ex-cabinet minister & ambassador, Geoff Doidge has died
3. "Geoffrey Doidge | Who's Who SA". Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
4. Mail & Guardian online, accessed 25 September 2008.
5. "Zuma announces cabinet reshuffle - Times LIVE". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010.