Willem Faber


Willem Frederik Faber is a South African businessman and politician who has been serving as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since May 2019. He was previously a Delegate of the National Council of Provinces, the upper house of Parliament, from May 2009 to May 2019. Faber is a member of the Democratic Alliance.

Career

Faber joined the Democratic Alliance and was a councillor of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality centred around Kimberley, the Northern Cape capital, for seven years.
From 2004 to 2009, Faber worked for the company Protech. In May 2009, he was elected as a Delegate of the National Council of Provinces, the upper house of parliament, representing the Northern Cape. He was re-elected in 2014. Faber was elected to the lower house, the National Assembly, in May 2019 as he placed second on the DA's national list. He was elected a party whip when the caucus met to elect parliamentary leadership. As of June 2019, he serves as an Alternate Member of the Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture.

Personal life

Faber resides in Warrenton, Northern Cape.