Reagen Ivan Allen (born 25 May 1984) is a
South Africa
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n politician and previous comedian who has been the Deputy Speaker of the
Western Cape Provincial Parliament
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) is the legislature of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located at 7 Wale Street in Cape Town.
The Provincial Parliament, along with the other provincial legislatures of South Africa, ...
since June 2024. A member of the
Democratic Alliance, he has represented the party in the Provincial Parliament since December 2018. He was the
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Community Safety and Police Oversight from April 2022 until June 2024.
Life and career
Allen was born and grew up in
Rocklands, Mitchells Plain
Rocklands is a neighborhood in the southwestern corner of the Mitchells Plain urban area of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The community of Strandfontein is to its immediate west.
On 20 August 1983 the Unite ...
on the
Cape Flats
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in
Cape Town
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. He initially began his career as a comedian. He won the Cape Town Comedy Club's 2018 #yourfunnycider competition. and was nominated for a Comics Choice Award 2019.
Allen has obtained numerous qualifications in Public Relations and Paralegal Studies. He graduated from the DA's Young Leaders Programme in 2012. He studied at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Germany, while he served as the DA's Youth National Media and Publicity chairperson.
In December 2018, he was sworn in as a Member of the
Western Cape Provincial Parliament
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) is the legislature of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located at 7 Wale Street in Cape Town.
The Provincial Parliament, along with the other provincial legislatures of South Africa, ...
. He filled the vacancy created by the resignation of
Dan Plato. He was elected to a full term as a Member of the Provincial Parliament in
the 2019 elections and became Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Community Safety, Cultural Affairs and Sports.
On 22 April 2022, Allen was appointed by
Alan Winde as the Provincial Minister of Community Safety and Police Oversight. He was officially sworn in as Provincial Minister on 26 April 2022 by Judge Babalwa Mantame.
On 13 June 2024, Allen was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.
References
External links
People's Assembly profileHon Reagen Allen
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians
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