Pauline Williams
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Pauline Williams | |
|---|---|
| Northern Cape MEC for Environmental Affairs | |
| In office 15 February 2018 – 7 May 2019 | |
| Premier | Sylvia Lucas |
| Preceded by | Tiny Chotelo |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Northern Cape MEC for Transport, Liaison and Safety | |
| In office 1 June 2017 – 15 February 2018 | |
| Premier | Sylvia Lucas |
| Preceded by | Alexandra Beukes |
| Succeeded by | Lebogang Motlhaping |
| In office 3 March 2016 – 10 May 2017 | |
| Premier | Sylvia Lucas |
| Preceded by | Martha Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Alexandra Beukes |
| Northern Cape MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture | |
| In office 12 May 2009 – 6 May 2014 | |
| Premier | Hazel Jenkins |
| Preceded by | Archie Lucas |
| Succeeded by | Lebogang Motlhaping |
| Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature | |
| In office 27 October 2015 – 7 May 2019 | |
| In office 2004–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | African National Congress |
| Alma mater | University of the Western Cape University of South Africa |
| Profession | Politician |
Pauline Jeanette Williams is a retired South African politician. A member of the African National Congress, she was elected to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature in 2004. In 2009, she was appointed as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sport, Arts and Culture. She left the legislature in 2014, only for her to return in 2015. She was then made MEC for Transport, Liaison and Safety in 2016. Williams was briefly out of the post in May 2017. In February 2018, she was made the MEC for Environmental Affairs. Williams left the legislature again in 2019.
Williams was born in Springbok in South Africa's former Cape Province.[1] In 1978, she earned a senior certificate from Northern Paarl High School.[1] Williams studied for a BA degree at the University of the Western Cape between 1979 and 1981.[1] In 1982, she earned a diploma in higher education at the University of South Africa.[1] She obtained a B.Ed Degree at UNISA in 1991. Williams did a Diploma in Financial Management at APAC in 2000.[1]