Willem Faber Explained

Willem Faber
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Term Start1:22 May 2019
Term End1:1 April 2024
Constituency1:Northern Cape
Office2:Permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces from the Northern Cape
Term Start2:7 May 2009
Term End2:7 May 2019
Birthname:Willem Frederik Faber
Birth Date:15 February 1968
Nationality:South African
Party:Democratic Alliance
Residence:Warrenton, Northern Cape
Occupation:Member of Parliament
Profession:Politician
Committees:Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture (Alternate Member)

Willem Frederik Faber (born 15 February 1968) is a South African businessman and politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly from May 2019 until April 2024. Prior to serving in the NCOP, he was a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces, the upper house of Parliament, from May 2009 to May 2019. Faber is a member of the Democratic Alliance (DA).

Career

Faber joined the Democratic Alliance and was a councillor of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, centred around Kimberley, the Northern Cape capital, for seven years.[1]

From 2004 to 2009, Faber worked for the company Protech. In May 2009, he was elected as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces, the upper house of parliament. He was one of six delegates from the Northern Cape. He was re-elected in 2014. Faber was elected to the lower house in May 2019, as he was placed second on the DA's national list for the general election.[2] He was elected as a party whip when the caucus met to elect parliamentary leadership.[3] In June 2019 he was appointed an Alternate Member of the Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture.

Faber resigned from parliament on 1 April 2024.[4]

Personal life

Faber resides in Warrenton, Northern Cape.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr Willem Frederik Faber . Parliament of South Africa . 30 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200411034152/https://www.parliament.gov.za/person-details/60 . 11 April 2020.
  2. News: Sidimba . Loyisa . Selfe fails to make Top 20 of #DAList for Parliament . 17 June 2020 . IOL . 16 March 2019.
  3. News: Gerber . Jan . DA elects new caucus leadership, Mike Waters won't return as deputy chief whip . 17 June 2020 . News24 . 30 May 2019.
  4. Web site: 5 April 2024 . National Assembly Members (As on 5 April 2024) . 11 April 2024 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group.