Cleo Wilskut

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Cleo Wilskut (born 27 April 2004) [1] is a South African politician. She represented the Patriotic Alliance (PA) party in the National Assembly of South Africa since June 2024 until her resignation in November 2024. She was the 4th candidate on the PA's election list in 2024. [1]

Wilskut was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies in the South African parliament.

Wilskut resigned from the National Assembly in 7 November 2024. [2] [3] She was South Africa's youngest MP. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 NPE2024 - National Candidates List as on 10 April 2024 Retrieved on 17 October 2024
  2. Felix, Jason (7 November 2024). "Four Patriotic Alliance members resign as MPs after 5 months in office". News24. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 Moichela, Kamogelo (7 November 2024). "PA and SA's youngest MP Cleo Wilskut resigns from Parliament". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-01-27.