Pauline Cupido
Pauline Cupido | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament | |
| In office 2003–2012 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 1994–2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse | Hendry Cupido |
Paulina Wilhelmina "Pauline" Cupido is a South African politician who served in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 2003 to 2012, representing the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) from 2004 onwards. She was also the ACDP's provincial leader in the Western Cape until 2012, when she left to join the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Before joining the provincial legislature, Cupido served in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2003. While there, she represented the National Party (NP, later the New National Party) until the 1999 general election, when she defected to the Democratic Party (DP, later the DA). She is Coloured.