{"id":1367,"date":"2023-09-08T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/dtsl\/2023\/09\/08\/mec-profile\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T12:50:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T12:50:00","slug":"mec-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/dtsl\/2023\/09\/08\/mec-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"MEC Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MEC Profile<\/strong><\/div>\n
Mr Bentley Vass<\/strong><\/div>\n
Tel:053 838 2600<\/div>\n
Fax:053 838 26000<\/div>\n
Email:bvass@ncpg.gov.za<\/a><\/div>\n


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Profile of MEC Bentley Vass<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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POLITICAL BACKGROUND:<\/span><\/p>\n

1986 – UDF (UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT)<\/span><\/p>\n

1987 – 1989 (CARNARVON YOUTH FORUM)<\/span><\/p>\n

1993 – AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS<\/span><\/p>\n

1995 – ANC BRANCH MEMBER, CARNARVON<\/span><\/p>\n

1996 – VOLUNTEER ADVICE OFFICE<\/span><\/p>\n

1998 – ANCYL REC MEMBER (HANTAM)<\/span><\/p>\n

1999 – ANCYL PEC MEMBER (NORTHERN CAPE)<\/span><\/p>\n

2000 – 2001 ANC REC HANTAM<\/span><\/p>\n

2001 – 2017 ANC PEC NAMAKWA<\/span><\/p>\n

2006 – 2013 REGIONAL SECRETARY<\/span><\/p>\n

2013 – 2017 REGIONAL CHAIRPERSON<\/span><\/p>\n

2017 – DEPUTY PROVINCIAL CHAIRPERSON<\/span><\/p>\n

WORK EXPERIENCE<\/span><\/p>\n

1994 – Independent Forum for Free Elections<\/span><\/p>\n

1995 – Administrator – Constituency Office<\/span><\/p>\n

2000 – Development Worker – Youth Commission<\/span><\/p>\n

2006 – Councilor – Namakwa District Municipality<\/span><\/p>\n

2006 – 2013 Speaker – Namakwa District Municipality<\/span><\/p>\n

2013 – 2017 Executive Mayor – Namakwa District Municipality<\/span><\/p>\n

2017 – Member of the Provincial Legislature (October 2017)<\/span><\/p>\n

2017 – Chair of Chairs (November 2017)<\/span><\/p>\n

2018 – Member of the Executive Council (COGHSTA) (February 2018)<\/span><\/p>\n

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    MEC Profile Mr Bentley Vass Tel:053 838 2600 Fax:053 838 26000 Email:bvass@ncpg.gov.za Profile of MEC 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<\/p>\n

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