Commissioner Wessels joined the Commission in January 1999 and his particular focus is Access to Information. He also takes responsibility for the Northern and Western Cape Provinces, assisted by Commissioner Majodina. Commissioner Wessels, an advocate since 1973, comes from private practice in the Johannesburg Bar. Advocate Wessels served for many years as a National Party Member of Parliament for Krugersdorp and held a number of ministerial posts, including Manpower, Planning, Provincial Affairs and national Housing. He was Deputy Chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly from 1994 and left Parliament in 1996, upon the adoption of the final Constitution.
Commissioner Wessels also served in the police force and was a member of the Transitional Executive Council Sub-Council on Foreign Affairs, which helped to pilot South Africa’s re-entry into the international community. He is also a member of the Council of the University of Potchefstroom.
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