Willem Faber
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Willem Faber | |
|---|---|
 Faber in May 2009 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 1 April 2024 | |
| Constituency | Northern Cape |
| Permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces from the Northern Cape | |
| In office 7 May 2009 – 7 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willem Frederik Faber 15 February 1968 |
| Party | Democratic Alliance |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
| Committees | Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture (Alternate Member) |
Willem Frederik Faber (born 15 February 1968) is a South African businessman and politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly from May 2019 until April 2024. Prior to serving in the NCOP, he was a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces, the upper house of Parliament, from May 2009 to May 2019. Faber is a member of the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Faber joined the Democratic Alliance and was a councillor of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, centred around Kimberley, the Northern Cape capital, for seven years.[1]
From 2004 to 2009, Faber was Sales Director for the company Protech. In May 2009, he was elected as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces, the upper house of parliament. He was one of six delegates from the Northern Cape. He was re-elected in 2014. Faber was elected to the lower house in May 2019, as he was placed second on the DA's national list for the general election.[2] He was elected as a party whip when the caucus met to elect parliamentary leadership.[3] In June 2019 he was appointed an Alternate Member of the Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture. In 2020 he was appointed as a member of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation [1]
Faber resigned from parliament on 1 April 2024.[4]