Patricia de Lille

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

Records

Patricia de Lille's contributions have been honored in various ways. She was named one of the top five women in government and government agencies in 2004. She is also a member of the Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption and the African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption. Her pioneering role as the first woman to found a political party in South Africa and her exposure of the Arms Deal are among her most significant achievements.

AwardsPatricia de Lille has received recognition for her activism and leadership. In 2004, she won the HIV/AIDS Activist Award from South African Women for Women, a Canadian-based organization. She also received the Old Mutual South African Leadership Award in the Category of Woman Leadership in the same year. Additionally, she was granted the Freedom of the City of Birmingham, Alabama, US.

Honours & Distinctions

Honorary Colonel in the South African National Defence Force

SANDF·2006

First woman to receive this honor.

Chancellor of the Durban Institute of Technology

DIT

Serves as Chancellor.

Top 100 Great South Africans

Various

Listed among the top 100.

Rankings & Lists

#Listed

Top 100 Great South Africans

Various

#Top 5

Top five women in government and government agencies

Various·2004

Records & Feats

First South African woman to found a political party

Historic First·2003

Founded the Independent Democrats in 2003.

First woman to be recognized as Honorary Colonel in the SANDF

Historic First·2006

Received the honor in 2006.