Wendy Philander

Wendy Felecia Philander (née Kaizer) is a South African politician serving as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since August 2018. She is the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Health. She was previously a Member of the Mayoral Committee of the Drakenstein Local Municipality. Philander is a member of the Democratic Alliance.[1]

Wendy Philander

MPP
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Assumed office
15 August 2018
Personal details
Born
Wendy Felecia Kaizer

Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
OccupationMember of the Provincial Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

Life and career

Philander was born in New York, a predominantly working-class Coloured suburb, of Paarl.[2] She is the youngest daughter of Mary and Jack Kaizer. Her mother died when she was in grade 11. She attended Paulus Joubert Primary School and Paulus Joubert Secondary School.[2] She became a member of the Democratic Alliance in 2008. Philander was elected as a ward councillor of the Drakenstein Local Municipality in the 2011 municipal election. After the 2016 municipal election, she became a PR councillor.[3] She served two terms as the Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements and Health during the mayoralties of Gesie van Deventer and Conrad Poole.[2]

In August 2018, Philander was sworn in as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, succeeding Lennit Max.[4][5] She was assigned to serve on the Social Cluster committees.[6] Following the May 2019 general election, she was sworn in for her first full term on 22 May 2019. She is the only parliamentarian from the Drakenstein municipality. In June 2019, Philander was elected chairperson of the Standing Committee on Health.[1]

Philander is a senior member of the Democratic Alliance Women's Network (DAWN). She is the network's provincial chairperson. She is also a member of the provincial executive committee of the Democratic Alliance.[2]

References
  1. Gerber, Jan (4 June 2019). "Former Bitou mayor to chair Western Cape's Scopa". News24. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. Marinus, Tandy-Lee (31 May 2019). "Bearing Drakenstein flag in the provincial legislature". Netwerk24. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. "Mayor Gesie van Deventer resigns". Netwerk24. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. "New DA MPP sworn in". The Daily Voice. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. Felix, Jason (19 December 2018). "Premier Zille's decade reign will end at final provincial address in February". IOL. Cape Town. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  6. "DA in Western Cape welcomes new MPP". Polity. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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