Galil Brinkhuis Explained

Galil Brinkhuis
Honorific-Suffix:MPP
Office:Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Term Start:23 October 2019
Birthname:Galil Brinkhuis
Nationality:South African
Party:Al Jama-ah
Occupation:Member of the Provincial Parliament
Profession:Politician

Galil Brinkhuis is a South African politician. He is the sole representative of Al Jama-ah in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.

Brinkhuis was placed 4th on Al Jama-ah's provincial list and 12th on the party's national list for the 2019 general elections.[1]

In October 2019, Brinkhuis was sworn in as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.[2] This followed the cessation of Izgak De Jager's membership.[3] Brinkhuis serves on the Budget Committee, the Standing Committee on Education, and the Standing Committee on Community Safety, Cultural Affairs and Sport.[4]

Brinkhuis received traditional Islamic training from the Darul 'Uloom Zakariyya seminary based in Johannesburg in 2004, earning him the title of Mawlana.

Brinkhuis was elected to a full term in the Provincial Parliament in the 2024 provincial election.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Galil Brinkhuis . People's Assembly . 26 July 2020. 26 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726173201/https://www.pa.org.za/person/galil-brinkhuis/.
  2. WCProvParl . 1187233731658092544 . 24 October 2019. Yesterday Speaker @mnqasela presided over the swearing in of Galil Brinkhuis, newly appointed Member for Al Jama-ah. . 26 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200726171020/https://twitter.com/WCProvParl/status/1187233731658092544 . 26 July 2020.
  3. News: Al Jama-ah rocked by internal politics . 26 July 2020 . VOCFM . 6 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200726172447/https://www.vocfm.co.za/al-jama-ah-rocked-by-internal-politics/ . 26 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Hon Galil Brinkhuis . WCPP . 26 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200726172941/https://www.wcpp.gov.za/node/6259 . 26 July 2020.
  5. News: Lukas . Byron . 8 June 2024 . New parties will bring fresh ideas to Western Cape Legislature . 13 June 2024 . Independent Online.