▁P ries ka . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁P ries ka ▁trans itional ▁council ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁deput y ▁mayor . ▁ ▁Before ▁long , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Up ington ▁and ▁left ▁formal ▁politics ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁Following ▁his ▁return , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁AN C ' s ▁R osed ale ▁branch . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Van ▁St aden ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁the ▁Kh ara ▁H ais ▁Local ▁Municip ality . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁AN C ▁regional ▁executive ▁committee ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁executive ▁committee ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Van ▁St aden ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁the ▁Z F ▁M g ca w u ▁District ▁Municip ality ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁an ▁M PL ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁premier ▁Syl via ▁Lucas ▁res h uff led ▁her ▁Executive ▁Council ▁and ▁appointed ▁Van ▁St aden ▁as ▁the ▁M EC ▁for ▁Social ▁Development , ▁succeed ing ▁M x ol isi ▁S okat sha . ▁ ▁Van ▁St aden ▁was ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁newly ▁elected ▁premier ▁Zam ani ▁Sa ul ' s ▁Executive ▁Council . ▁He ▁was , ▁however , ▁appointed ▁the ▁legisl ature ' s ▁chair ▁of ▁ch airs ▁and ▁the ▁Chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Port folio ▁Committee ▁on ▁Agricult