Andrew Whitfield (politician)

Andrew Grant Whitfield (born 24 November 1982) is a South African politician currently serving as Shadow Minister of Police and as a Member of the National Assembly for the Democratic Alliance. He is the chairperson of the DA in the Eastern Cape and the leader of the party's Tsitsi-Kouga Constituency. Whitfield had previously served on the Nelson Mandela Bay city council and in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature.

Andrew Whitfield

MP
Shadow Minister of Police
Assumed office
5 June 2019
DeputyOkkie Terblanche
LeaderJohn Steenhuisen
Mmusi Maimane
Preceded byZakhele Mbhele
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
22 May 2019
In office
21 May 2014 – 6 August 2016
Provincial Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance
Assumed office
6 May 2017
Preceded byVeliswa Mvenya
Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
In office
28 June 2018 – 7 May 2019
Nelson Mandela Bay MMC for Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture
In office
24 August 2016 – June 2018
Personal details
Born
Andrew Grant Whitfield

24 November 1982
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

Political career

Whitfield joined the Democratic Alliance and was elected to the Nelson Mandela Bay city council in 2011.[1] After the general election in May 2014, he was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly. In June 2014, he was assigned to the Portfolio Committee on Tourism.[2]

After the 2016 municipal elections, Whitfield returned to the Nelson Mandela Bay council as the DA became the largest party. The DA's Athol Trollip was elected mayor, and he appointed him as the member of the mayoral committee, responsible for the economic development, tourism and agriculture portfolio.[3] On 6 May 2017, Whitfield was elected as the new chairperson of the DA in the Eastern Cape, succeeding Veliswa Mvenya.[4]

In June 2018, the DA redeployed Whitfield to the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature,[1] and he was formally sworn in as an MPL on 28 June 2018.[5] He returned to the National Assembly following the May 2019 general election. In June 2019, he was appointed as Shadow Minister of Police and as the leader of the DA's Tsitsi-Kouga Constituency.[6][7]

In August 2020, he was re-elected unopposed as provincial chairperson of the DA.[8] Whitfield remained in his post as shadow police minister in John Steenhuisen's Shadow Cabinet.[9]

References
  1. Capa, Siyamthanda (8 June 2020). "Whitfield to leave Bay for Bhisho post". HeraldLIVE. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. "Mr Andrew Grant Whitfield". People's Assembly. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. Sain, Raahil (24 August 2016). "Trollip announces new mayoral team". IOL. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. "Nqaba Bhanga elected DA Eastern Cape leader". eNCA. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. Ford, Simthandile (29 June 2018). "DA councillors sworn into legislature". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. Gerber, Jan (5 June 2019). "Here's the DA's 'shadow cabinet'". News24. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. "Andrew Whitfield to lead the DA in Kouga". JBAYNEWS. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  8. "E Cape DA leaders Nqaba Bhanga, Andrew Whitfield re-elected unopposed". SABC News. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  9. Mazzone, Natasha (5 December 2020). "DA announces new Shadow Cabinet that will bring Real Hope and Real Change". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Zakhele Mbhele		 Shadow Minister of Police
2019–present		 Incumbent
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