Maurencia Gillion

Maurencia Natalie Gillion is a South African politician who serves as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces, the upper house of the South African Parliament. She is a member of the Western Cape provincial delegation, representing the African National Congress (ANC). She is also the chairperson of the legislature's Select Committee on Health and Social Services. Gillion served as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 2014 to 2019.

Maurencia Gillion

MP
Member of the National Council of Provinces
Assumed office
23 May 2019
ConstituencyWestern Cape
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
In office
21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019
Personal details
Born
Maurencia Natalie Gillion
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

Political career

She was the Executive Mayor of the Overberg District Municipality between 2006 and 2010.[1] Gillion then served as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 2014 to 2019.

Within the ANC, she served as the party's deputy provincial secretary from 2011 to 2015[2] and as the party's provincial treasurer from 2015 to 2019.[3]

Parliamentary career

On 23 May 2019, Gillion was sworn in as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces. She is one of six permanent delegates from the Western Cape.[4] On 24 June, she received her committee assignments.[5] Gillion was elected chairperson of the Select Committee on Health and Social Services on 26 June.[6]

Committee assignments
  • Select Committee on Health and Social Services (Chairperson)[4]
  • Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture[4]

References
  1. "Mayor of Overberg district quits".
  2. "Marius Fransman new WCape provincial chairperson - ANC - PARTY | Politicsweb".
  3. "ANC Western Cape: New leadership brings diversity and damage control".
  4. "Ms Maurencia Natalie Gillion". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. "ANNOUNCEMENTS, TABLINGS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS" (PDF). Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. "National Council of Provinces Elects Its House and Committee Chairpersons and Programming Whip". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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