Desery Finies


Desery Finies is a South African politician from the Northern Cape serving as the province's MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture and a member of the provincial legislature since June 2020. Finies is a member of the African National Congress.

Political career

On 12 June 2020, Finies was sworn in as a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature.
Premier Zamani Saul reshuffled his executive on 26 June and appointed her to lead the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. Democratic Alliance provincial leader Andrew Louw said in a statement that she "lacked experience" as a newcomer whilst African National Congress provincial secretary Deshi Ngxanya welcomed the appointment. Finies was formally sworn in on 28 June.