Andrew Arnolds

Andrew Arnolds is a South African politician of the Economic Freedom Fighters who has been representing the Western Cape in the National Council of Provinces since 2019.

The Honourable Andrew Arnolds MP
Delegate of the National Council of Provinces
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Constituency	Western Cape
Personal details
Born	Andrew Arnolds
Nationality	South African
Political party	Economic Freedom Fighters
Other political affiliations	Agang South Africa African Christian Democratic Party
Occupation	Member of Parliament
Profession	Politician

Political career

Arnolds was a member of the African Christian Democratic Party and served as the Deputy Mayor of Cape Town between 2006 and 2007. He resigned from the ACDP in 2009.[1]

Arnolds joined Agang South Africa prior to the 2014 general election. He was on the party's list for the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. The party won no representation in the provincial parliament.[2] He then joined the Economic Freedom Fighters and returned to the Cape Town city council as one of the first EFF municipal councillors.[1] Arnolds serves as the EFF's provincial secretary.[2]

Parliamentary career

After the 2019 general election, Arnolds was elected to the National Council of Provinces. He took office as an MP on 23 May 2019.[2] On 24 June, he received his committee assignments.

Committee membership

• Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy[3]
• Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communication[3]

References

1. Dentlinger, Lindsey (12 August 2016). "The EFF's noisy council debut". IOL. Cape Town. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
2. Gerber, Jan (24 May 2019). "Some of the new faces in Parliament's 'Shady Pines', the NCOP". News24. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
3. "Mr Andrew Arnolds". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

External links

• Andrew Arnolds – People's Assembly