South Africa Embassy Sofia Bulgaria

AMBASSADOR

CURRICULUM VITAE OF AMBASSADOR SHEILA CAMERER -

AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TO BULGARIA

PERSONAL
DATE OF BIRTH - 15 DECEMBER 1941
MARITAL STATUS - MARRIED TO ALEX CAMERER. TWIN DAUGHTERS AND ONE SON

EDUCATION
1958 - MATRICULATED AT PRETORIA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
1961 - BA, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
1964 - LLB, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
1964 - ADMITTED AS AN ADVOCATE
1978 - ADMITTED AS AN ATTORNEY

DIPLOMATIC POSTING
AUGUST 2008 - APPOINTED AS RSA AMBASSADOR TO BULGARIA (ARRIVAL APRIL 2009)

POLITICAL CAREER
MAR 1982 – MAR 1987 - JOHANNESBURG CITY COUNCILLOR
JUN 1984 – 1986 - PROVINCIAL COUNCILLOR
MAY 1987 - ELECTED MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR ROSETTENVILLE, JOHANNESBURG
SEPT 1989 - RE-ELECTED MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR ROSETTENVILLE, JOHANNESBURG
MAR 1993 - APPOINTED DEPUTY MINISTER OF JUSTICE
MAY 1994 - RE-ELECTED MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
MAR 1996 - RE-APPOINTED DEPUTY MINISTER OF JUSTICE
JUN 1999 - RE-ELECTED MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
AUG 1999 - ELECTED MEMBER OF THE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION
AUG 2000 - JOINED THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE AND APPOINTED CHAIRPERSON OF THE PARLIAMENTARY CAUCUS
OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
2004 - RE-ELECTED MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT RE-ELECTED MEMBER OF JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION
MAY 2007 - ELECTED CHAIRPERSON OF THE FEDERAL LEGAL COMMISSION OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE


PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
1988 – 1993 - MEMBER OF PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEES ON JUSTICE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, WELFARE, AND TRADE AND INDUSTRY
1994 – 2009 - MEMBERSHIP OF PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEES OF JUSTICE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW AND AD HOC COMMITTEE ON IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND STATUS OF WOMEN

PROFESSIONAL CAREER
1965 - PROSECUTOR, JOHANNESBURG MAGISTRATE’S COURT
1966 – 1975 - JOURNALIST, FINANCIAL MAIL
1976 – 1987 - ATTORNEY, BOWMAN, GILFILLAN, HAYMAN GODFREY INC AND THEN
WEBBER WENTZEL AND CO


CONFERENCES ATTENDED
SEPT 1995 - FOURTH UN WOMEN’S CONFERENCE IN BEIJING, CHINA
1996 - WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
1999 - IDU CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN WASHINGTON, USA
MAY 2000 - CONFERENCE ON THE US / AFRICA TRADE BILL IN MIAMI, USA
2003 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RACISM IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
DEC 2006 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE  WORLD IN INDIA   

LANGUAGES
ENGLISH,  AFRIKAANS, GERMAN, FRENCH (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)

HOBBIES
PORTRAIT PAINTING, BRIDGE, GOLF, TENNIS, SWIMMING AND READING