Jaco Burger (politician)

Jaco Burger MPL
Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 February 2023
Personal details
Political party	Freedom Front Plus

Jacobus Petrus Burger is a South African politician who has been the lone Freedom Front Plus member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature since February 2023.

Background

Burger was born in Hartswater in the Northern Cape. He has been a resident of the Eastern Cape for nearly three decades and is an environmentalist by profession. He is also a co-founder of the organisation Water Warriors in Nelson Mandela Bay. Burger is a member of the provincial management committee of the Freedom Front Plus.[1]

Provincial Legislature

Burger was sworn in as a Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature on 28 February 2023. He succeeded Theo Coetzee who died early-January 2023. Burger is the lone member of the FF+ in the provincial legislature.[2]

References

1. "VF Plus verwelkom nuwe Oos-Kaapse wetgewerlid". www.vfplus.org.za. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
2. "Bhisho legislature welcomes three new MPLs". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 2023-03-09.