De Wet Nel

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De Wet Nel

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Member of the North West Provincial Legislature
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22 May 2019
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Nationality South African
Political party Freedom Front Plus
OccupationMember of the Provincial Legislature
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De Wet Nel is a South African politician who has served as a Member of North West Provincial Legislature for the Freedom Front Plus since May 2019. In June 2019, he was appointed chairperson of the Standing Committee on Oversight of the North West Provincial Legislature. Nel was previously a councillor of the Rustenburg Local Municipality.

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Political career

Nel is a member of the Freedom Front Plus. He served as a councillor of the Rustenburg Local Municipality and as the chairperson of the municipality's municipal public accounts committee until his election to the North West Provincial Legislature in May 2019. [1] [2] He was sworn in as a member on 22 May 2019.

In June 2019, Nel was appointed chairperson of the Standing Committee on Oversight of the North West Provincial Legislature. [1] He later resigned and was replaced by the DA's Jacqueline Theologo. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "North West appoints portfolio committee chairs". The Citizen. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. Groenewald, Pieter (15 May 2019). "The FF Plus' new team in parliament and the legislatures". Politicsweb. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. "North West Provincial Legislature congratulates newly elected Chairpersons of Committees | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 2021-08-27.