Andrew Arnolds is a South African politician of the

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who represented the

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in the

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from 2019 until 2023.

Political career

Arnolds was a member of the

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and served as the

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between 2006 and 2007. He resigned from the ACDP in 2009. Arnolds joined

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prior to the 2014 general election. He was on the party's list for the

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. The party won no representation in the provincial parliament. He then joined the

and returned to the Cape Town city council as one of the first EFF municipal councillors following the August 2016 municipal elections. Arnolds served as the EFF's provincial secretary.

Parliamentary career

After the general election on 8 May 2019, Arnolds was elected to the

. He took office as an MP on 23 May 2019. He resigned from the NCOP on 7 March 2023.

Committee assignments

On 24 June 2019, he was named to two committees. They are: *Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy *Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communication

References

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