Julie Kilian
South African politician
Juliana Danielle "Julie" Kilian is a South African politician. She served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for two political parties from 2009 until 2019. She represented the Congress of the People from 2009 to 2014 and the African National Congress between 2014 and 2019. Kilian was a senior member of the New National Party.
Life and career
Kilian was born in South Africa. She married Johan Kilian.
In 1974, Kilian became a Liaison Officer for the Department of Information. She and her husband were both senior members of the New National Party. He was the provincial leader of the party in Gauteng while she represented the NNP in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and served as the chairperson of the legislature's education committee.
In 2008, Kilian and her husband joined the Congress of the People.
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