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Mar 18, 1965 Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa 59 years old
8th Premier of the Western Cape
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About Alan Winde
- Alan Richard Winde (born 18 March 1965) is a South African politician and previous businessman.
- He is currently serving as the 8th Premier of the Western Cape and a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.
- He previously served as Western Cape Provincial Minister of Community Safety, Western Cape Provincial Minister of Economic Opportunities and Western Cape Provincial Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism.
- Winde is a member of the Democratic Alliance (DA). Born in Knysna, Winde attended Knysna High School.
- He has experience as a businessman and entrepreneur since he established several businesses.
- He also worked for and managed numerous companies.
- 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.In September 2018, the Democratic Alliance selected Winde to be the party's Western Cape Premier candidate.
- 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.
- Winde was elected Premier on 22 May 2019 and succeeded Helen Zille.
- He is the second Western Cape Premier from the Democratic Alliance.
