Faiez Jacobs
{{short description|South African politician}}
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| office = Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
| term_start = 22 May 2019
| term_end = 28 May 2024
| constituency = Western Cape
| office1 = Secretary of the Western Cape African National Congress
| term_start1 = 28 June 2015
| term_end1 = August 2019
| predecessor1 = Songezo Mjongile
| successor1 = Nelville Delport
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| party = African National Congress
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Faiez Jacobs (born 12 January 1973) is a South African politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the African National Congress (ANC) from 2019 until 2024.{{cite news |title=Western Cape ANC PEC overturns treasurer’s suspension |url=https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/2132192/western-cape-anc-pec-overturns-treasurers-suspension/ |access-date=18 April 2020 |newspaper=The Citizen |date=18 May 2019 |quote=The PEC congratulated Jacobs on his deployment as an MP, but tasked him to assist with the transition and also to take the ANC to the provincial conference.}} Jacobs was the Secretary of the provincial ANC in the Western Cape from 2015 until the dissolution of the provincial structure in 2019.{{cite news |last1=Petersen |first1=Tammy |title=New provincial committee elected for WC ANC |url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/New-provincial-committee-elected-for-WC-ANC-20150628 |access-date=18 April 2020 |newspaper=News24 |date=28 June 2015}}{{cite news |last1=Deklerk |first1=Aphiwe |title=ANC disbands Western Cape PEC as party loses patience with faction fights |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2019-08-02-anc-disbands-western-cape-pec-as-party-loses-patience-with-faction-fights/ |access-date=18 April 2020 |newspaper=TimesLIVE |date=2 August 2019}}
Jacobs, along with other ANC provincial leaders, was placed too low on the party's list to secure re-election to Parliament in the 2024 general election.{{Cite web |last=Dentlinger |first=Lindsay |title=ANC's WC provincial legislature leader Dugmore heading to Parliament |url=https://www.ewn.co.za/2024/06/06/ancs-wc-provincial-legislature-leader-dugmore-heading-to-parliament |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=EWN |language=en}}
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External links
- [https://www.pa.org.za/person/faiez-jacobs/ Faiez Jacobs – People's Assembly]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200523194201/https://www.parliament.gov.za/person-details/96 Faiez Jacobs – Parliament of South Africa]
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Category:Politicians from Cape Town
Category:African National Congress politicians
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2019–2024
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