Jack Bloom

Jack Bloom is a South African politician. He has been a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since 1994, representing the Democratic Party from 1994 until 2003 and the Democratic Alliance from 2003 onwards. Bloom is the DA's shadow MEC for health.

Jack Bloom

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Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
1994
Personal details
Born
Jack Bloom
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance (2000–present)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Party (Until 2003)
EducationAthlone Boys' High School
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand

Background

Bloom attended Athlone Boys' High School.[1] He obtained BA and Honours degrees in industrial psychology from the University of the Witwatersrand. He also holds an MBA from the university. As of 2019, he is completing a PhD in ancient Jewish history.[1]

Bloom is Jewish.

Political career

Bloom was a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in 1994.[1] He was appointed the party's shadow Health MEC. He was re-elected in 1999. In 2000, the Democratic Alliance was formed when the DP merged with the New National Party and the Federal Alliance. Bloom was given dual-party membership and officially became a DA representative during the 2003 floor-crossing period.[2] He was re-elected in 2004 as the DA's support grew.

Bloom was re-elected in 2009.[1] Prior to the 2014 general election, he applied to be the DA's Gauteng premier candidate.[3] The DA selected Mmusi Maimane.

Bloom was re-elected to the legislature in 2019 and remained as shadow health MEC.[4]

References
  1. Huisman, Biénne (2 May 2019). "#People: Face to face with Jack Bloom". Spotlight. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. John Kane-Berman; et al. (2004). South Africa Survey 2003/04. South African Institute of Race Relations. p. 480. ISBN 978-0-86982-476-4.
  3. Maphumulo, Solly (29 July 2013). "Bloom keen to take over as Gauteng premier". IOL. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. "Gauteng DA unveils the province's shadow MECs". IOL. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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