Dirk Wessels MPP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dirk Johannes Wessels |
| Party | Democratic Alliance |
| Profession | Politician |
Dirk Johannes Wessels is a South African politician who has served as a Democratic Alliance Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since 2024. He previously served as a councillor and member of the mayoral committee in the George Local Municipality.
Political career
[edit]In the 2016 municipal elections, Wessels stood as a candidate for the George Local Municipaliy council on the Democratic Alliance proportional representation (PR) list.[1] He was elected to the council.
Wessels was appointed to the municipality's mayoral committee as the member responsible for finance and strategic services by mayor Leon van Wyk in May 2020.[2] Wessels applied to be the DA's mayoral candidate for the municipality in the 2021 local government elections and was reported to be the frontrunner by the local George Herald newspaper.[3] Following the election, Van Wyk was re-elected as mayor and Wessels was reappointed as mayoral committee member for finance.[4] Wessels remained in office after Van Wyk conducted a major reshuffle of his mayoral committee in November 2023.[5]
Wessels was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in the 2024 provincial election, alongside mayor Van Wyk.[6] He was elected to chair the Standing Committee on Infrastructure unopposed.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "DA-kandidate bekendgemaak". George Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "New mayoral committee for George Council". George Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "DA swyg oor eerste burger tot na die verkiesing". George Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "New mayco for George Council". George Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "New mayoral committee announced". George Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "Former colleagues now members of the Provincial Legislature". George Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "Election of Chairperson | PMG". pmg.org.za. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Dirk Johannes Wessels at People's Assembly