Cedric Frolick

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Cedric Thomas Frolick (born 20 January 1967),[1] is the current House Chairperson: Committees, Oversight and ICT in the National Assembly of Parliament for the Republic of South Africa. A South African teacher, politician, anti-apartheid activist. He retired from teaching in 1999 and subsequently became a politician in the National Assembly. Frolick is married to a teacher, Michelle Frolick; they have three children, Nathan, Bradley and Euan. On 18 November 2010, the ANC appointed Frolick as the House Chairperson responsible for Committees, ICT and Oversight.[2][3]

Early life and education

Frolick was born in the Northern Areas of Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape in Schauderville in 1967. Frolick attended the De Vos Malan Primary School in Schauderville and progressed to matriculate at the David Livingstone Senior Secondary School with exemption in 1984.[1]

Upon matriculation Frolick studied at the University of Port Elizabeth (currently Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) from 1985-1988 and was conferred a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in Geography and Psychology in 1987, a Higher Diploma in Education (post-grad) in 1988 and a Bachelor of Education (Honours) degree in 1992[1] and is currently completing a Masters of Philosophy in International Political Economy at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.

Teaching career

Upon obtaining his Higher Diploma in Education in 1988, Frolick started his teaching career in 1989 at Booysen Park High School in Port Elizabeth, in 1992 Frolick was appointed the Head of Department for Geography at Hillside High School.[1]

Frolick was actively involved and excelled in sports since a very young age and from 1992-1999 served on the Eastern Province Youth Cricket Board. Frolick never ceased studying and was awarded a certificate in Educational Management and Leadership in May 1994. From 1996-1999 Frolick served as the Eastern Province High Schools Cricket Chairperson and from 1998 until 1999 served on the United Schools Sports Association of South Africa Cricket Committee responsible for U/15 Cricket and the annual PG Bison Week.

In 1995 Frolick was appointed Deputy Principal at Hillside High School and was appointed as Acting Principal of Hillside High School in 1998.

Frolick retired from the teaching profession in 1999 and pursued a political career.

Political career

In 1992, Frolick joined the African National Congress (ANC) and was elected as a Member of Parliament in 1999. Frolick was a delegate at the following

  • in 2003 at the ANC Eastern Cape Provincial Conferences at St. Albans and Umtata
  • in 2005 ANC National General Council in Pretoria
  • in 2006 ANC Eastern Cape Provincial Conference at Fort Hare
  • in 2006 ANC Policy Conference at Gallagher Estate
  • to the 53rd ANC National Conference in 2007 at Polokwane
  • to the 2009 ANC Eastern Cape Provincial Conference in East London
  • to the 2010 ANC National General Council in Durban.

Frolick is a member of the Regional Executive Committee of the ANC for the Nelson Mandela Region and also served as a member of the ANC National Executive Committee Task Team in the Eastern Cape.

Frolick has participated in many parliamentary study groups which have toured overseas and has most recently been appointed as the representative of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa on the IPU/United Nations Advisory Group.[4] Besides study group tours Frolick has also participated in numerous Inter-Parliamentary Union Seminars[5] and has been a delegate to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

Parliamentary experience

Frolick served on the following Portfolio Committees: Sport & Recreation, Public Enterprises and Trade & Industry, and was the Deputy Chairperson for the Sport & Recreation Portfolio Committee.

In June 2003 he was appointed as ANC Whip for Sport & Recreation and Whip responsible for Legislation in the National Assembly. Frolick was re-elected for a second-term in April 2004 and was appointed ANC Whip for Sport & Recreation and ANC Whip responsible for Questions to the Presidency & the Executive, Motions & Members’ Statements.

Frolick also served as the ANC Cluster Whip on Social Transformation and served as an additional member of the NEC Sub-Committee on Social Transformation.

He served on the multi-party Chief Whips Forum and the ANC Strategy Committee in Parliament. Frolick was recently re-elected to Parliament in April 2009 and appointed Senior ANC National Assembly Programming Whip in May 2009.

During the ANC re-shuffle in November 2010 Frolick was appointed as the National Assembly House Chairperson for Committee's, ICT and Oversight. There he has advocated for tackling global warming and implementing the Millenium Development Goals.[6]

Constituency work

Frolick is extremely active in his local constituency in the Northern Areas, located in Korsten and as such has been instrumental in promoting local charitable and upliftment projects-all of which have been great successes. He continues to work with all fraternal organisations which approach him and has also uplifted the lives of locals in the Eastern Cape.

Causes and support

Frolick regularly addresses the Bay's citizens on issues which he deems pertinent to society and is in this breath the facilitator of the locally developed Northern Areas Youth Forum.[7]

An initiative promoting sports and condemning crime has also been organised in Frolick's honour, the "Cedric Frolick Sport Against Crime Initiative" which actively rallies to promote sport and denounce crime.

National sports involvement

Besides Frolick's involvement at provincial cricket levels, Frolick is well-connected at top-levels of sport, and was instrumental in securing the International Rugby Board Sevens in Nelson Mandela Bay, resulting in the city beating Cape Town who was the favourite from the beginning.[8]

Awards

The Government of France, Department of Foreign Affairs awarded Frolick a bursary in 2004 to study International Politics in Paris, France.

Personal

Frolick is married to Michelle and the family is blessed with three sons.

Frolick's hobbies include reading, listening to R&B music & Jazz, gardening and sport.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Cedric Frolick". Who’s Who of Southern Africa. 
  2. ↑ Mokone, Thabo (2010-11-18). "ANC reshuffles leadership in parliament". The Times (South Africa). Archived from the original on 2011-02-06. 
  3. ↑ "ANC reshuffles parliamentary leadership". News24. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011. 
  4. ↑ "National and International Media Coverage Report". Government Communication and Information System. 2011-10-25. 
  5. ↑ "Journal". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 2011-10-19. 
  6. ↑ "Speech by Hon Cedric Frolick, House Chairperson: Committees, Oversight and ICT, during Budget Vote 2: Parliament". 2011-06-21. 
  7. ↑ Williams, Lynn (2011-04-06). "Lifeline for Northern Areas youth". The Herald. Port Elizabeth. Retrieved 2011-12-16. 
  8. ↑ Byron, George (2011-04-19). "How Bay really won the Sevens bid". The Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth). Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. 
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