Alan Winde

Alan Winde
Winde in 2018
8th Premier of the Western Cape
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Preceded byHelen Zille
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Community Safety
In office
1 November 2018 – 22 May 2019
PremierHelen Zille
Preceded byDan Plato
Succeeded byAlbert Fritz
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Economic Opportunities
In office
26 May 2014 – 1 November 2018
PremierHelen Zille
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byBeverley Schäfer
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism
In office
7 May 2009 – 26 May 2014
PremierHelen Zille
Preceded byGarth Strachan
Succeeded byPosition dissolved
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Assumed office
15 June 1999
Personal details
Born
Alan Richard Winde

(1965-03-18) 18 March 1965 (age 59)
Knysna, Cape Province, South Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance (2000–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Party (1999–2000)
Independent (Before 1999)
SpouseTracy Winde (m. 1993)
Children2
Residence(s)Knysna
Cape Town
EducationKnysna High School
ProfessionPolitician
Businessman

Alan Richard Winde (born 18 March 1965) is a South African politician and businessman.[1] He is the 8th and current Premier of the Western Cape, having held the position since 2019. He has been a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since 1999 and belongs to the Democratic Alliance.

Born in Knysna, Winde attended Knysna High School. He established small businesses in his hometown. He started his political career as a municipal and district councillor in the early 1990s. Shortly afterwards in 1999, he was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. He has held various leadership positions in the Democratic Alliance provincial parliament caucus. Winde was appointed Provincial Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism in May 2009 and served until May 2014, when he assumed the post of Provincial Minister of Economic Opportunities.[2][3]

In September 2018, the Democratic Alliance selected Winde to be the party's Western Cape Premier candidate.[4] In October 2018, Premier Helen Zille appointed Winde to the post of Provincial Minister of Community Safety. He took office on 1 November 2018. On 8 May 2019, the Democratic Alliance retained their majority in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, but with a decrease in the number of seats.[5] Winde was elected Premier on 22 May 2019, succeeding Zille. He is the second Western Cape Premier from the Democratic Alliance.[6]

  1. ^ Ngcobo, Khanyisile. Alan Winde named DA's Western Cape premier candidate, IOL, Western Cape, 19 September 2018. Retrieved on 30 September 2018.
  2. ^ Zille appoints Western Cape Cabinet, Mail & Guardian. Retrieved on 28 March 2019.
  3. ^ Donnelly, Lynley (21 May 2014). "Zille adds two women to Western Cape cabinet". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ^ Alan Winde named DA candidate to take over from Helen Zille as premier, TimesLIVE, 19 September 2018. Retrieved on 28 March 2019.
  5. ^ Makinana, Andisiwe. It's official: The Democratic Alliance has won the Western Cape, TimesLIVE, 10 May 2019. Retrieved on 10 May 2019.
  6. ^ Le Roux, Nckey (13 May 2019). "Winde formally elected as Premier on 22 May". George Herald. Retrieved 30 August 2019.