Reinette Liebenberg

Reinette Liebenberg is a South African politician, who was elected to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature in the 2019 general election. She is one of eight Democratic Alliance representatives in the provincial legislature. Liebenberg was a councillor of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality before she was elected to the provincial legislature.

Reinette Liebenberg
MPL
Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Liebenberg is a member of the Democratic Alliance. She was re-elected as a councillor of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality in August 2016.[1] In 2018, Liebenberg criticised the African National Congress for electing Patrick Mabilo as Sol Plaatje mayor.[2]

At the election that was held on 8 May 2019, Liebenberg was elected to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature.[3] She was sworn in as an MPL on 22 May 2019.[4] She is the DA's spokesperson for agriculture, land reform, rural development and nature conservation.[5]

Personal life

Liebenberg is married to Chris Liebenberg, who is the DA's former provincial leader.[1]

References
  1. "The controversial DA list released". Diamond Fields Advertiser (Pressreader). 20 May 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "Mabilo voted in Sol Plaatje's mayor, ANC welcomes verdict as court seals fate of expelled councillors". ncnn.live.
  3. "ANC comes out tops in Northern Cape". IOL. Kimberley. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. "Reinette Liebenberg". People's Assembly. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. Burger, Anena (28 August 2019). "Hartswater murders: Family grateful suspect still behind bars". News24. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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