MEC Profile

MEC for Transport, Safety & Liaison

Mr. Bentley Vass

POLITICAL BACKGROUND:

1986 – UDF (UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT)

1987 – 1989 (CARNARVON YOUTH FORUM)

1993 – AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

1995 – ANC BRANCH MEMBER, CARNARVON

1996 – VOLUNTEER ADVICE OFFICE

1998 – ANCYL REC MEMBER (HANTAM)

1999 – ANCYL PEC MEMBER (NORTHERN CAPE)

2000 – 2001 ANC REC HANTAM

2001 – 2017 ANC PEC NAMAKWA

2006 – 2013 REGIONAL SECRETARY

2013 – 2017 REGIONAL CHAIRPERSON

2017 - DEPUTY PROVINCIAL CHAIRPERSON

WORK EXPERIENCE

1994 – Independent Forum for Free Elections

1995 – Administrator – Constituency Office

2000 – Development Worker – Youth Commission

2006 – Councilor – Namakwa District Municipality

2006 – 2013 Speaker – Namakwa District Municipality

2013 – 2017 Executive Mayor – Namakwa District Municipality

2017 – Member of the Provincial Legislature (October 2017)

2017 – Chair of Chairs (November 2017)

2018 – Member of the Executive Council (COGHSTA) (February 2018)