Pat Lekker

Pat Lekker MPP
Chief Whip of the Official Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 May 2019
Leader	Cameron Dugmore
Preceded by	Pierre Uys
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 May 2014
Constituency	Philippi
Personal details
Nationality	South African
Political party	African National Congress
Occupation	Politician

Patronella Zingisa "Pat" Lekker is a South Africa politician. A member of the African National Congress, she is currently serving as the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.[1]

Life and career

Born in Cape Town, Lekker still currently resides in Cape Town. She graduated from Sizamile Secondary. She is well known in the ANC's Dullah Omar region.

Lekker was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in 2014 and took office as a Member on 21 May 2014. She represents the Philippi township of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality in the provincial parliament.[2]

For the Fifth Provincial Parliament, she served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Community Safety. She was also an Alternate Member of the Standing Committees on Community Development and Transport and Public Works.

For the 2019 elections, she was first on the party's provincial parliament candidate list.[3] After the election, Lekker was named chief whip of the official opposition.[4]

Lekker was re-elected to the Provincial Parliament at the 2024 provincial election.[5]

References

1. Ms Patronella Zingisa Lekker, People's Assembly. Retrieved on 19 March 2019.
2. Hon Pat Lekker, wcpp. Retrieved on 19 March 2019.
3. Felix, Jason. Race is on to pick Western Cape ANC premier candidate, IOL, 4 January 2019. Retrieved on 19 March 2019.
4. Chief Whip of the Official Opposition. Retrieved on 27 May 2019.
5. Lukas, Byron (8 June 2024). "New parties will bring fresh ideas to Western Cape Legislature". Weekend Argus. Retrieved 13 June 2024.