Member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature
Mr Gerrit Pretorius is a South African politician and former diplomat who has been a Democratic Alliance Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since December 2022. He was a municipal councillor of the George Local Municipality from 2016 to 2021, serving as the deputy mayor of the municipality from 2016 until 2018 and as council speaker from 2018 until he left council.
Democratic Alliance (DA)
Not associated with any constituency offices
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Western Cape
Chairperson at Oversight over the response to TB-related matters (WCPP) (Ad Hoc Committees)
since 11th April 2023
Alternate Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Appointments to the Public Service Commission (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
since 15th March 2023
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the Impact of the National Energy Crisis (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
since 15th March 2023
Alternate Member at Standing Committee on Social Development (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
since 3rd March 2023
Member at Standing Committee on Premier & Constitutional Matters (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
since 3rd March 2023
Alternate Member at Petitions Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 3rd March 2023
Alternate Member at Standing Committee on Education (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 3rd March 2023
Alternate Member at Programme Authority (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 30th January 2023
Chairperson at Standing Committee on Health and Wellness (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
since 30th January 2023
Alternate Member at Public Accounts Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
since 30th January 2023
Alternate Member at Budget Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
since 30th January 2023
Member at Western Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
since 15th December 2022
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)
Member at Oversight over the response to TB-related matters (WCPP) (Ad Hoc Committees)
from 28th February 2023 until 11th April 2023
from 3rd March 2023 until 1st April 2023
Chairperson at Standing Committee on Health (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
from 30th January 2023 until 1st April 2023
Member at Petitions Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
from 30th January 2023 until 3rd March 2023
36th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List)
from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
2023 committee attendance as mp
94% attendance rate (46 of 49 )
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Mr G Pretorius (DA) referred to the revenue sources programme, particularly for library and archives services, and said there was ...
Mr G Pretorius (DA) sought an explanation for the staff debt on page 55 and self-finance expenditure on page 60. ...
IEC briefing on 2024 Provincial Elections
3 Nov 2023
Mr G Pretorius (DA) asked if South Africans living abroad could register with an out-of-country address, and if they had ...
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