| Intro | South African politician | ||
| Is | Politician | ||
| From | South Africa | ||
| Type | Politics | ||
| Gender | female | ||
| Birth | 29 March 1986, Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Age: | 34 years | ||
| Star sign | Aries | ||
| Politics | Freedom Front Plus | ||
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Tamarin “Tammy” Wessels (née Breedt; born 29 March 1986) is a South African politician. She is the national youth leader of the Freedom Front Plus (FF+). She has been serving as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since May 2019 and was previously a Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature. Wessels is married to fellow FF+ MP Wouter Wessels.
Early life
Wessels was born on 29 March 1986 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She studied at the University of the Free State. She was a member of the university’s student council and also served as the speaker of the Student Parliament.
Career
Wessels was soon employed as the FF+’s liaison at the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. Within the FF+, she serves as the national youth leader and is a member of the party’s federal council, the federal committee and the Free State executive committee.
Following her husband’s deployment to the National Assembly in December 2017, she filled his position in the Free State Provincial Legislature.
In the 2019 general election, she was elected a Member of the National Assembly. She took office on 22 May 2019. She and Heloïse Denner are the first women to represent the FF+ in Parliament.
Personal life
She married Wouter Wessels in 2015. In 2018, they were the victims of a home burglary.