Windy Plaatjies | |
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Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
Assumed office 14 June 2024 | |
Constituency | Western Cape |
Personal details | |
Born | Windy Timotheus David Plaatjies |
Political party | African National Congress |
Profession | Politician |
Windy Timotheus David Plaatjies is a South African politician and a Member of Parliament for the African National Congress.
Plaatjies served as the regional secretary of the African National Congress in the party's Central Karoo,having been reelected in 2018. [1] He was serving as the regional chairperson by March 2025. [2]
Plaatjies was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2024 general election,having been ranked second on the ANC's Western Cape regional to national list. [3] [4] Following his swearing in,he was appointed to serve on the Joint Standing Committee on Defence. [5]
On 4 October 2015,Plaatjies was shot in the shoulder while attempting to break up a fight in a tavern in Kwa-Mandlenkosi outside Beaufort West. [6] A 24-year-old was arrested in connection to the shooting. [7]