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Dirk Wessels

Politician

Dirk Wessels is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Dirk Johannes Wessels · Dirk Wessels				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	State government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	dirk.wessels@herefordgroup.co.za · dirk.wessels@wcpp.gov.za				[sources]
First name	Dirk Johannes				[sources]
Last name	Wessels				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q137216586				[sources]
Position	Budget Committee (Alternate Member, 2025-) · Budget Committee (Member, 2024-2025) · Democratic Alliance (DA) (Member) · Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (158th Candidate, 2024-) · Parliamentary Oversight (Alternate Member, 2024-) · 14 more...				[sources]
Source link	pa.org.za				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-05	Last processed	2026-02-27	First seen	2024-09-05

Descriptions

South African politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-12

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature	2024-06-13	-

Data sources

South Africa National and Provincial Legislators1,819

Current members of the National Assembly, National Council of Provinces, and provincial legislatures and executives in South Africa.

South Africa · PMG · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,199

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions505,060

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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