Pat Lekker Explained

Pat Lekker
Honorific-Suffix:MPP
Office:Chief Whip of the Official Opposition
Leader:Cameron Dugmore
Term Start:22 May 2019
Predecessor:Pierre Uys
Office1:Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Term Start1:21 May 2014
Nationality:South African
Party:African National Congress
Occupation:Politician
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Patronella Zingisa "Pat" Lekker is a South Africa politician. A member of the African National Congress, she is currently serving as the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.[1]

Life and career

Born in Cape Town, Lekker still currently resides in Cape Town. She graduated from Sizamile Secondary. She is well known in the ANC's Dullah Omar region.

Lekker was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in 2014 and took office as a Member on 21 May 2014. She represents the Philippi township of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality in the provincial parliament.[2]

For the Fifth Provincial Parliament, she served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Community Safety. She was also an Alternate Member of the Standing Committees on Community Development and Transport and Public Works.

For the 2019 elections, she was first on the party's provincial parliament candidate list.[3] After the election, Lekker was named chief whip of the official opposition.[4]

Lekker was re-elected to the Provincial Parliament at the 2024 provincial election.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pa.org.za/person/patronella-zingisa-lekker/#experience Ms Patronella Zingisa Lekker
  2. http://www.wcpp.gov.za/node/865 Hon Pat Lekker
  3. Felix, Jason. Race is on to pick Western Cape ANC premier candidate, IOL, 4 January 2019. Retrieved on 19 March 2019.
  4. http://www.wcpp.gov.za/node/6448 Chief Whip of the Official Opposition
  5. News: Lukas . Byron . 8 June 2024 . New parties will bring fresh ideas to Western Cape Legislature . 13 June 2024 . Weekend Argus.