Anton Bredell
Anton Wilhelm Bredell is a South African politician for the Democratic Alliance. He is currently serving as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning and a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.Biography
Anton Bredell served as a Commanding Officer in the South African National Defence Force, stationed at Oudtshoorn. He studied Marketing and Sales Management. He received the title of Marketing Person of the year in 1996.
He soon became involved in politics, especially in the town of Darling. He served as a municipal councillor prior to his advancement to the post of Deputy Mayor of Darling Transitional Council. Later on, he assumed the position of Mayor of the Swartland Municipality.
Following Bredell's election to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in May 2009, Premier Helen Zille appointed him as Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning.
In May 2019, newly-elected Premier Alan Winde retained Bredell in his position.
