Semakaleng Patricia Kopane (born 23 July 1966) is a South African politician.

[1] Kopane was born in Bloemfontein but spent most of her childhood in the small village of Dithutaneng in Qwaqwa.

In April 2015, Kopane won re-election to a second term as Provincial Leader.

[7] On 11 September 2018, Maimane announced Kopane as the party's Free State Premier candidate for the 2019 election.

He said that Kopane was one of the party's "most humble leaders and a loyal servant of the people".

[10] Kopane announced in September 2020 that she would not be seeking re-election to another term as provincial leader of the party.

[12] On 5 December 2020, Samantha Graham was announced as the new Shadow Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure.

Kopane joined a long list of black DA leaders who had resigned from the party in recent months.