Galil Brinkhuis
Galil Brinkhuis | |
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Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament | |
Assumed office 23 October 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Galil Brinkhuis |
Nationality | South African |
Political 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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Galil Brinkhuis". People's Assembly. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ @WCProvParl (24 October 2019). "Yesterday Speaker @mnqasela presided over the swearing in of Galil Brinkhuis, newly appointed Member for Al Jama-ah" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Al Jama-ah rocked by internal politics". VOCFM. 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Hon Galil Brinkhuis". WCPP. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Lukas, Byron (8 June 2024). "New parties will bring fresh ideas to Western Cape Legislature". Independent Online. Retrieved 13 June 2024.