Andricus van der Westhuizen | |
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Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament | |
Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
In office 6 May 2009 – 7 May 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Andricus Pieter van der Westhuizen |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Occupation | Member of the Provincial Parliament |
Profession | Politician |
Andricus Pieter van der Westhuizen is a South African politician who has served as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since May 2019. He served as a Member of the National Assembly from May 2009 until May 2019. Van der Westhuizen is a member of the Democratic Alliance.
In 1999, Van der Westhuizen was elected as a councillor of the Franschhoek municipality.[1] He was elected as the inaugural speaker of the Stellenbosch Local Municipality following the 2000 municipal election.[1] He won re-election in the 2006 municipal election.[1]
Van der Westhuizen was elected to the National Assembly in the general election that was held on 22 April 2009. He became an MP on 6 May 2009.[1] DA Parliamentary Leader Athol Trollip named him Shadow Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry.[2] He was moved to the Higher Education and Training portfolio of the shadow cabinet in September 2010.[3]
In February 2012, newly elected parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko named him Shadow Deputy Minister of Labour. Mazibuko later appointed him as Shadow Deputy Minister for Economic Development in November 2013.[4] After the 2014 general election, Mmusi Maimane was elected the DA's parliamentary leader. He appointed Van der Westhuizen as Shadow Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration.[5]
Following the 2019 general election, Van der Westhuizen was sworn in as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. He was elected chairperson of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in June 2019.[1]