Norman Middleton

Norman Middleton
Norman Middleton
Member of the National Assembly
	In office; June 1999 – April 2004
Personal details
Born	Norman Steward Middleton; 22 January 1921; Sophiatown, Transvaal; Union of South Africa
Died	2 July 2015 (aged 94)
Political party	Inkatha 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

Naidoo, Nalini (2015). "Norman Stewart Middleton (1921–2015)" (PDF). Natalia. 45: 100–103.
"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.
Pillay, Kailene (6 July 2015). "Middleton fought fire with words". News24. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
"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.

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[:0-1] Naidoo, Nalini (2015). "Norman Stewart Middleton (1921–2015)" (PDF). Natalia. 45: 100–103.

[:02-2] "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.