Agatha Wilhelmina Cilliers (born 14 March 1969) is a member of the

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. She is a member of the Democratic Alliance. She was previously a DA councillor in the Merafong City Local Municipality.

Early life and education

Cilliers was born on 14 March 1969. She earned a post-graduate diploma in public leadership and governance as well as a post-graduate certificate in advanced public leadership and governance from the

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. She is currently pursuing her masters of management with a focus on governance. She obtained a

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degree in Business Administration and a national diploma in ambulance emergency technology from the

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(now the

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Career

Cilliers began her career as an advanced life support paramedic in the

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and later moved up the ranks to become a senior official in the city. In 2005 she began working at the Democratic Alliance as the national coordinator of the Association of DA Councillors. In 2007, she was appointed as the DA's provincial director in the North West. Cilliers became the DA's provincial director in

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in 2009. In 2011, she was elected as a DA councillor in the Merafong City Local Municipality. Cilliers stood as a candidate on the DA's list for the

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, and was elected. After her election, she was named to the Co-operative Governance & Traditional Affairs & Human Settlement Portfolio Committee and the Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture & Rural Development Committee. Cilliers was re-elected to a second term in the legislature in

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. She currently sits on the Public Accounts, Finance, and Economic Development portfolio committees. Cilliers is head of the DA's Merafong constituency.

Personal life

Cilliers is married and has two children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cilliers, Ina Living people 1969 births Afrikaner people University of the Witwatersrand alumni University of Johannesburg alumni Members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians Women members of provincial legislatures of South Africa