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Galil Brinkhuis

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Galil Brinkhuis
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Assumed office
23 October 2019
Personal details
Born
Galil Brinkhuis
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAl Jama-ah
OccupationMember of the Provincial Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

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

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  1. ^ "Galil Brinkhuis". People's Assembly. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. ^ @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.
  3. ^ "Al Jama-ah rocked by internal politics". VOCFM. 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Hon Galil Brinkhuis". WCPP. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ^ Lukas, Byron (8 June 2024). "New parties will bring fresh ideas to Western Cape Legislature". Independent Online. Retrieved 13 June 2024.