Isak Fritz

Isak Fritz
MPL
Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 May 2014
Personal details
Born
Isak Cornelius Christiaan Fritz
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
OccupationMember of the Provincial Legislature
ProfessionPolitician

Isak Cornelius Christiaan Fritz is a South African politician who has been a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature for the Democratic Alliance since May 2014.

Political career

Fritz is a member of the Democratic Alliance. He was elected as a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature in the 7 May 2014 provincial election, as he was placed seventh on the party's provincial list and the party won seven seats.[1] He was sworn in as an MPL on 21 May 2014.[2]

Fritz was re-elected for a second term in the 8 May 2019 provincial election,[2] as he was once again seventh and the party won eight seats.[3] He took office for his new term on 22 May 2019.[2]

In 2020, he declared that he was a candidate to replace Harold McGluwa as provincial chairperson of the DA. The provincial congress was held on 5 December 2020 and Fritz won the election as McGluwa was elected provincial election.[4][5] He

Fritz was re-elected unopposed as the DA's provincial chairperson at the party's provincial conference on 10 June 2023.[6]

On 23 August 2023, Fritz was announced as the DA's candidate for Northern Cape Premier in the 2024 general elections.[7]

References

  1. ^ Mokoena, Michael (19 May 2014). "New MPLs to be sworn in". Diamond Fields Advertiser (Pressreader). Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Isak Cornelius Christiaan Fritz". People's Assembly. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ANC comes out tops in Northern Cape". IOL News. Kimberley. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ Kwon Hoo, Sandi (24 November 2020). "DA releases list of NC candidates". Diamond Fields Advertiser. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ Phillips, Benida (6 December 2020). "DA in N Cape elects McGluwa as new provincial leader". DFA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Harold McGluwa re-elected as DA Northern Cape leader". SABC News. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  7. ^ "DA announces Isak Fritz as Premier candidate for Northern Cape Moonshot by John Steenhuisen MP - Leader of the Democratic Alliance". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 26 August 2023.