Before that, he served in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, where he was Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Housing.
[4] In addition, on 12 November 2001, Herandien was sworn in as Acting Premier of the Western Cape after the incumbent, Gerald Morkel, quit acrimoniously; Herandien had formerly acted in the office while Morkel was abroad.
[5][6] On 5 December 2001, Peter Marais was elected permanently as Premier, and he announced that Nomatyala Hangana of the African National Congress would succeed Herandien as MEC for Housing.
[11] Shortly after the election, the NNP announced its plans to disband, with its representatives fated to cross the floor to the governing African National Congress.
[12] Weeks before the scheduled floor-crossing, on 1 August 2005, Herandien resigned from his seat; he was replaced by Johnny Schippers.