Isaac Sileku
Isaac Mbulelo Sileku is a South African politician who has been a Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces from the Western Cape since 2019. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he previously served as the Deputy Executive Mayor of the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality. Early life. Sileku grew up in Beaufort West. He was involved in school politics and soon saw himself wanting to become a politician. Sileku later moved to Caledon. Political career. Sileku joined the Democratic Alliance. In 2011, he was elected as a DA councillor in the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality. After his re-election  in 2016, Sileku was elected as the deputy executive mayor of the municipality. Parliament. In 2019 Sileku stood for election to the South African National Assembly as 181st on the DA's national list. He was not elected to the National Assembly. However, the DA selected him to go to the National Council of Provinces, the upper house of parliament. The Western Cape Provincial Parliament elected him as a provincial delegate to the NCOP. Sileku serves on the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements, the Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings , the Select Committee on Security and Justice, the Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure, and the Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour. In 2019 he had a committee attendance rate of 74% and in 2020 it was 88%. Sileku's DA constituency area is the Cape Agulhas.