Norman Middleton

Norman Middleton
Member of the National Assembly
In office
June 1999 – April 2004
Personal details
Born
Norman Steward Middleton

(1921-01-22)22 January 1921
Sophiatown, Transvaal
Union of South Africa
Died2 July 2015(2015-07-02) (aged 94)
Political partyInkatha Freedom Party

Norman Steward Middleton (22 January 1921 – 2 July 2015) was a South African activist, sports administrator, and politician. A former president of the South African Soccer Federation and South African Council of Sport,[1] he represented the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2004.[2]

The son of a stonemason from Scotland and a teacher from Greytown, Middleton was born in Sophiatown on 22 January 1921[2] and moved to Pietermaritzburg when he was ten.[1][3] He was a World War II veteran and later was active in the trade union movement in Natal Province, first through the Leather Workers Union and then through the Engineering Industrial Union.[1] He died on 2 July 2015, aged 94.[1] In 2021, sports minister Nathi Mthethwa awarded him a posthumous Andrew Mlangeni Green Jacket Award for his contribution to non-racial sport.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Naidoo, Nalini (2015). "Norman Stewart Middleton (1921–2015)" (PDF). Natalia. 45: 100–103.
  2. ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ Pillay, Kailene (6 July 2015). "Middleton fought fire with words". News24. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Sport, Arts and Culture on gala dinner in celebration of sports heroes from a bygone era". South African Government. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.