Cheryl Phillips (politician)

Cheryl Phillips is a South African politician from the North West who has served in the National Assembly since May 2019. A member of the Democratic Alliance, she has been the Shadow Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries since December 2020. She was the Shadow Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy from June 2019 to December 2020. Phillips had previously served as a ward councillor in Rustenburg.

Cheryl Phillips
Shadow Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
Assumed office
5 December 2020
LeaderJohn Steenhuisen
Preceded byHannah Winkler
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Shadow Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
In office
5 June 2019 – 5 December 2020
LeaderJohn Steenhuisen
Mmusi Maimane
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPosition dissolved
Personal details
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

Political career

Phillips campaigned for the "Yes" vote in the 1992 referendum. She moved to Rustenburg in 2001 and joined the Democratic Party. She later joined the Democratic Alliance.[1]

In 2014, she was appointed to her ward's committee.[1] Phillips was elected as the ward councillor for ward 16 in a by-election in January 2016.[2][3]

Parliamentary career

In 2019, she was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa on the regional list of the DA.[4] On 5 June 2019, she was appointed as the party's Shadow Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy.[5]

In December 2020, she was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries in the new Shadow Cabinet led by John Steenhuisen.[6]

Committee membership
  • Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy[7]

Personal life

Phillips is married and has children.[1]

References
  1. "Blog: Cheryl Phillips". People's Assembly. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. "Results of the municipal by-elections held on 20 January 2016". IEC. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. Montsho, Molaole (26 January 2016). "Rustenburg residents not paying for services". IOL. Rustenburg, North West. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. Gerber, Jan (5 June 2019). "Here's the DA's 'shadow cabinet'". Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. "DA announces new Shadow Cabinet that will bring Real Hope and Real Change". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. "Mrs Cheryl Phillips". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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