Beverley Schäfer

Beverley Ann Schäfer is a South African politician serving as the Deputy Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since May 2019. She served as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Economic Opportunities from November 2018 to May 2019. Between June 2014 and October 2018, she served as the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Economic Opportunities, Tourism and Agriculture in the provincial parliament. She was the Cape Town City Councillor for Ward 54 from 2011 to 2014.[1] She is a member of the Democratic Alliance (DA).

Beverley Ann Schäfer

MPP
Schäfer in 2019
Deputy Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Preceded byPiet Pretorius
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Economic Opportunities
In office
1 November 2018 – 22 May 2019
PremierHelen Zille
Preceded byAlan Winde
Succeeded byPosition reconfigured
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Assumed office
21 May 2014
ConstituencyMatzikama
Member of the Cape Town City Council
In office
11 May 2011 – 7 May 2014
ConstituencyWard 54
Personal details
Born
Beverley Ann Schäfer
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
EducationUniversity of the Witswatersrand
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Schäfer served as Head of the Democratic Alliance's Online Marketing and Social Media Department from 2009 until 2011. In May 2011, she was elected as the Cape Town City Councillor for Ward 54. The ward included areas such as Green Point, Mouille Point, Robben Island, Sea Point, Fresnaye, Bantry Bay, Clifton and northern parts of Camps Bay.[2]

She served as a councillor until she was elected to Western Cape Provincial Parliament in May 2014. She took office as a Member on 21 May 2014. Schäfer was subsequently appointed Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Economic Opportunities and a whip for the Democratic Alliance in the legislature.[2]

On 19 October 2018, Premier Helen Zille announced that Schäfer would succeed Alan Winde as Provincial Minister of Economic Opportunities. She was sworn in on 1 November 2018 by Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe.[3][4]

Schäfer was elected Deputy Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on 22 May 2019, succeeding Piet Pretorius.[5]

References
  1. "Beverley Ann Schafer :: People's Assembly". pa.org.za. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  2. "Deputy Speaker Beverley Schäfer". wcpp. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  3. "Alan Winde replacing Dan Plato as community safety MEC | Cape Argus". iol.co.za. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  4. "Minister Beverley Schäfer sworn in as Minister of Economic Opportunities". Western Cape Government. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  5. Deputy Speaker elected, wcpp, 22 May 2019. Retrieved on 28 July 2019.
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