{"id":1304,"date":"2018-11-21T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/coghsta\/2018\/11\/21\/coghsta-mec\/"},"modified":"2018-11-21T12:50:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T12:50:00","slug":"coghsta-mec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/coghsta\/2018\/11\/21\/coghsta-mec\/","title":{"rendered":"MEC Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"csRow\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"csRow\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; line-height: 0; clear: both; font-size: 0px; float: none; display: block; visibility: hidden;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"csRow\">\n<div class=\"csColumn\" data-posx0=\"0\" data-posx1=\"25.53191489361702\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 25.53%; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 10px;\">\n<div class=\"csColumn_text\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1303\" alt=\"\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/coghsta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/11\/Mec_Bentley_Vass.jpg\" width=\"187\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumn_text\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumn_text\"><strong>MEC Profile<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumn_text\"><strong>Mr Bentley Vass<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumn_text\">\nTel:053 838 2600<\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumn_text\">Fax:053 838 26000<\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumn_text\">Email:bvass@ncpg.gov.za<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumn\" data-posx0=\"25.53191489361702\" data-posx1=\"100\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 74.46%; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 10px;\">\n<div class=\"csColumn_text\">\n<div class=\"csColumn_text\">\n<div class=\"csColumn_text\">\n<h3 class=\"drop_h3\">\u200b<strong>Profile of MEC Bentley Vass<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">POLITICAL BACKGROUND:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">1986 &ndash; UDF (UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">1987 &ndash; 1989 (CARNARVON YOUTH FORUM)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">1993 &ndash; AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">1995 &ndash; ANC BRANCH MEMBER, CARNARVON<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">1996 &ndash; VOLUNTEER ADVICE OFFICE<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">1998 &ndash; ANCYL REC MEMBER (HANTAM)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">1999 &ndash; ANCYL PEC MEMBER (NORTHERN CAPE)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">2000 &ndash; 2001 ANC REC HANTAM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">2001 &ndash; 2017 ANC PEC NAMAKWA<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">2006 &ndash; 2013 REGIONAL SECRETARY<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">2013 &ndash; 2017 REGIONAL CHAIRPERSON<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">2017 &#8211; DEPUTY PROVINCIAL CHAIRPERSON<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">WORK EXPERIENCE<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">1994 &ndash; Independent Forum for Free Elections<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">1995 &ndash; Administrator &ndash; Constituency Office<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">2000 &ndash; Development Worker &ndash; Youth Commission<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">2006 &ndash; Councilor &ndash; Namakwa District Municipality<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">2006 &ndash; 2013 Speaker &ndash; Namakwa District Municipality<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">2013 &ndash; 2017 Executive Mayor &ndash; Namakwa District Municipality<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">2017 &ndash; Member of the Provincial Legislature (October 2017)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">2017 &ndash; Chair of Chairs (November 2017)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:18.0pt;\">2018 &ndash; Member of the Executive Council (COGHSTA) (February 2018)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0px; line-height: 0; clear: both; font-size: 0px; float: none; display: block; visibility: hidden;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; MEC Profile Mr Bentley Vass Tel:053 838 2600 Fax:053 838 26000 Email:bvass@ncpg.gov.za \u200bProfile of MEC Bentley Vass &nbsp; POLITICAL BACKGROUND: &nbsp; 1986 &ndash; UDF (UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT) 1987 &ndash; 1989 (CARNARVON YOUTH FORUM) 1993 &ndash; AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 1995 &ndash; 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