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Jaco Burger (politician)

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Jaco Burger
MPL
Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
28 February 2023
Personal details
Political partyFreedom Front Plus

Jacobus Petrus Burger is a South African politician who has been the lone Freedom Front Plus member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature since February 2023.

Background

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Burger was born in Hartswater in the Northern Cape. He has been a resident of the Eastern Cape for nearly three decades and is an environmentalist by profession. He is also a co-founder of the organisation Water Warriors in Nelson Mandela Bay. Burger is a member of the provincial management committee of the Freedom Front Plus.[1]

Provincial Legislature

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Burger was sworn in as a Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature on 28 February 2023. He succeeded Theo Coetzee who died early-January 2023. Burger is the lone member of the FF+ in the provincial legislature.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "VF Plus verwelkom nuwe Oos-Kaapse wetgewerlid". www.vfplus.org.za. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. ^ "Bhisho legislature welcomes three new MPLs". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 2023-03-09.