Conrad James Poole was born on 12 February 1967 and is a South African politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since June 2024, representing the Democratic Alliance.
16 Facts About Conrad Poole
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Conrad Poole then proceeded to serve as a member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from March 2024 until May 2024 when he was elected as a Member of Parliament.
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Conrad James Poole was born on 12 February 1967 in Paarl.
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Conrad Poole was first employed by Berg River Textiles, due to his family having financial issues.
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Conrad Poole became a shop steward for the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union, and he was promoted to the post of supervisor.
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Conrad Poole has received several awards from the Independent Democrats.
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Conrad Poole joined the Democratic Alliance in 2010, and the party appointed him as Drakenstein constituency chair.
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Conrad Poole served alongside Mayor Gesie van Deventer until Van Deventer resigned in 2016 to accept the position of Mayor of Stellenbosch Local Municipality.
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Conrad Poole served as acting Mayor from 11 May 2016 until he was officially elected and sworn in as Mayor on 16 May 2016 at a special council meeting at the Huguenot Community Hall.
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Conrad Poole was elected to the DA's provincial executive committee as an additional member.
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On 3 September 2021, Conrad Poole was nominated as the DA's mayoral candidate for the Drakenstein for a second term ahead of the election on 1 November.
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Shortly afterwards, Conrad Poole resigned from the Drakenstein council as the DA selected him to fill the casual vacancy that arose in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament when former DA MPP Dan Plato resigned to join the People's Movement for Change.
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Conrad Poole was sworn in as a Member of the Provincial Parliament on 6 March 2024.
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On 25 March 2024, the DA revealed their candidate lists and Conrad Poole was revealed to be a parliamentary candidate for the party for the general elections on 29 May 2024.
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Conrad Poole was ranked 30th on the DA's national list, which guarantees him a seat in parliament after the election.
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Conrad Poole was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa at the election.