Jan van Wyk
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17 October 1969
United People's Movement (2010–present)
Jan van Wyk | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Namibia | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jan Johannes van Wyk 17 October 1969 |
| Party | Popular Democratic Movement (2020–present) United People's Movement (2010–present) |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
| Committees | Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee on Human Resources and Community Development Committee on Public Accounts |
Jan Johannes van Wyk (born 17 October 1969) is a Namibian politician who has served as a Member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 2015, first as a representative for the United People's Movement (UPM) and later for the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) from 2020 onwards. He is the UPM's current vice-president and former national chairperson. Van Wyk represented the UPM on the Rehoboth Town Council from 2010 to 2015 and was the UPM's sole parliamentary representative before the party formed a pact with the PDM ahead of the 2019 general election.
Van Wyk was born on 17 October 1969 in Rehoboth in South West Africa, now Namibia, and matriculated in 1988. He obtained multiple degrees from Cambridge Tutorial College and the De Montfort University. Prior to becoming active in politics, he worked as a human resources practitioner.[1]