Member of the National Assembly
Formerly: Limpopo Provincial Legislature
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Born in Polokwane in Limpopo, Ms van der Walt was a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature for the Democratic Alliance. She was the Democratic Leader for the Limpopo Province until June 2012. She was in the corporate world through a banking institution for nine years. She is also a former National Spokesperson for Arts and Culture in the Democratic Alliance from 2004 - 2010. Ms Van der Walt was Ward Councillor in the Roodepoort City Council from 1995 - 2000. source: whoswho.co.za. She has been the Shadow Deputy Minister for Basic Education and Public Service and Administration
Democratic Alliance (DA)
DA Constituency Area: Bela-Bela, Tzaneen & Thabazimbi
082 452 0444
dvanderwalt@parliament.gov.za
desireevdw@da.org.za
Limpopo
Member at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly Committees)
since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament)
since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)
17th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Limpopo Election List 2019 (Election List)
from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
3rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Limpopo Election List 2019 (Election List)
from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
50th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List)
from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
from 8th December 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly Committees)
from 20th June 2014 until 8th December 2016
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
2nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Limpopo Election List 2014 (Election List)
from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
11th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List)
from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Waterberg (Constituency Area)
from 10th May 2014 until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Waterberg (Constituency Area)
until 6th May 2014
Member of the Provincial Legislature at Limpopo Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
until 6th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 6th May 2009 until 10th September 2010
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2022 committee attendance as mp
60% attendance rate (9 of 15 )
2021 committee attendance as mp
81% attendance rate (21 of 26 )
2020 committee attendance as mp
86% attendance rate (25 of 29 )
2019 committee attendance as mp
63% attendance rate (15 of 24 )
2018 committee attendance as mp
81% attendance rate (17 of 21 )
2017 committee attendance as mp
61% attendance rate (25 of 41 )
2016 committee attendance as mp
85% attendance rate (22 of 26 )
2015 committee attendance as mp
86% attendance rate (24 of 28 )
2014 committee attendance as mp
(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)
76% attendance rate (13 of 17 )
DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.
Committee meetings are planned events where real-world impactful work happens such as law-making, oversight and public participation - which are all cornerstones of the work our MPs do. Although often citizens focus on the public debate taking place in main chambers, the majority of MPs' time is spent working within committees. Here is a place to see what your committee is saying.
Ms D van der Walt (DA) interrupted Chairperson Mvana to say that she thought that this was an important meeting ...
Ms D Van Der Walt (DA) agreed that submissions should be called for and suggested that both written and oral ...
Ms D van der Walt (DA) asked whether the financial impact of the Bill had been assessed. Did National Treasury ...
Written questions and feedback are essential tools used by MPs for oversight and hold the executive accountable. This oversight mechanism allows MPs’ to extract detailed information that would normally be difficult to comprehend through oral engagement. You can see the questions that your MPs are asking here.
Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
5 Apr 2022
(1) What is the current (a) total number of (i) registered and (ii) unregistered early childhood development centres (ECDs) in ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
16 Mar 2022
What is the total number of (a) single-medium schools of each language in the Republic, (b) schools for each language ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
10 Mar 2022
(1) (a) How is the equitable share calculation to provinces made and (b) what is the formula that is used ...
Plenary sessions are forums that have been created for the purpose of public debate and decision-making. This mechanism is used to convey the messages of our MPs within main chambers on important decisions, like how they vote.
27 May 2020
Hon Minister, your department is facing severe budget cuts as we know and it will of course result in severely affecting many of the projects, infrastructural projects, even those you ...
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LAND AND PROPERTY
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Holiday Home |
Langebaan |
Pelican Str |
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(The Cove) |
LAND AND PROPERTY
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Residential house |
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Langebaan |
LAND AND PROPERTY
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Langebaan |
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Langebaan |