Anton Bredell

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Anton Bredell
MPP
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
Assumed office
7 May 2009
PremierAlan Winde
Helen Zille
Preceded byPierre Uys
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Assumed office
6 May 2009
Deputy Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance
Assumed office
1 November 2020
Personal details
Born
Anton Wilhelm Bredell

(1965-04-26) 26 April 1965 (age 56)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
OccupationPolitician

Anton Wilhelm Bredell (born 26 April 1965) is a South African politician for the Democratic Alliance. He is the current Western Cape Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning and a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.[1]

Biography[]

Anton Bredell studied Marketing and Sales Management after finishing high school. He received the title of Marketing Person of the year in 1996.[2]

Political career[]

Bredell became involved in politics in the town of Darling. He served as a municipal councillor prior to his advancement to the post of Deputy Mayor of Darling Transitional Council. Later on, he assumed the position of Mayor of the Swartland Municipality.[3]

Bredell was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in May 2009, and Premier Helen Zille appointed him as Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning.[4]

In May 2019, newly elected Premier Alan Winde kept Bredell in his position.[5]

Bredell is the longest serving Provincial Minister for any portfolio in the Western Cape Government. As Provincial Minister for Local Government, he has been uncompromising when it comes to ensuring the thirty municipalities in the province are well managed. In 2019 the province boasted with 25 unqualified audits. In addition twelve councils were awarded clean audit status by the Auditor General of South Africa, up from zero in 2009 when Bredell had been appointed to the position. [6]


In 2020, Bredell was elected as one of three deputy federal chairpersons of the DA.[7]

In October 2021, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane found that Bredell had breached the Executive Code of Ethics over his failure to act against officials, who committed fraud and corruptions at the Oudtshoorn Local Municipality. Mkhwebane also found Premier Winde guilty of breaching the code.[8][9]

Personal life[]

He is married and has two sons.

References[]

  1. ^ People's Assembly profile. Retrieved on 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ Meet the Minister, Western Cape Government. Retrieved on 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ ANTON BREDELL APPOINTED AS MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, Western Cape Government. Retrieved on 11 June 2019.
  4. ^ Appointment of the Western Cape Provincial Cabinet. Retrieved on 11 June 2019.
  5. ^ Winde names new Western Cape cabinet, News24, 23 May 2019. Retrieved on 11 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Western Cape Government welcomes Audit outcomes".
  7. ^ "John Steenhuisen beats Mbali Ntuli to become new DA leader". TimesLIVE. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Public protector finds Western Cape MEC Anton Bredell guilty of breaching Code of Ethics". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  9. ^ "Western Cape MEC in breach of Executive Code of Ethics, says public protector". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
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