Galil Brinkhuis

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Galil Brinkhuis
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Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Assumed office
23 October 2019
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Galil Brinkhuis
Nationality South African
Political party Al 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]

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References

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  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.