Liezl Linda van der Merwe

National Assembly

@Liezl_vdMerwe

About Liezl Linda van der Merwe

Ms Liezl Linda van der Merwe was first elected to serve as a Member of Parliament in May of 2012 at the age of 33. During the past seven years, van der Merwe has served on a number of portfolio committees including Communications, Social Development and Women in the Presidency, amongst others. Born on 1 October 1980, in Goodwood in the Western Cape, van der Merwe attended Panorama Primary School and Paarl Gymnasium High School. It is at school, where her interest in history and politics developed. Ms van der Merwe holds a Diploma in Journalism and is currently furthering her studies in politics and public service and administration. Ms van der Merwe, first joined the IFP in 2006 upon her return from London where she worked for UK broadcaster ITV. Prior to this, she worked for online news publications. In the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), van der Merwe serves a member of the IFP’s National Council – the IFP’s highest decision making body in-between conferences - and as the Director of Communications. Van der Merwe regards herself as an activist for the rights of women and children and as a strong advocate and believer in servant leadership.

Currently

Member at Ethics and Members' Interests (Joint Committees) since 1st August 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Social Development (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) (Party)

Formerly

1st Candidate at Inkatha Freedom Party Regional Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
4th Candidate at Inkatha Freedom Party National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the Filling of Vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality (2019) (Ad Hoc Committees) from 12th October 2018 until 7th May 2019
Member at Subcommittee on HLP Report (Joint Committees) from 5th April 2018 until 7th May 2019
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the Filling of Vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality (Ad Hoc Committees) from 16th November 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of the Powers and Privileges Act (Ad Hoc Committees) from 26th May 2016 until 7th May 2019
Party Whip at National Assembly (Parliament) from 1st August 2015 until 7th May 2019
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Communications (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Women in The Presidency (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Social Development (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the South African Broadcasting Corporation Board Inquiry (Ad Hoc Committees) from 10th November 2016 until 30th November 2016
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
2nd Candidate at Inkatha Freedom Party Provincial Western Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
2nd Candidate at Inkatha Freedom Party Regional Western Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
5th Candidate at Inkatha Freedom Party National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 7th May 2012 until 6th May 2014
Alternate Member at Standing Committee on Appropriations (National Assembly Committees) until 6th May 2014
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and People with Disabilities (National Assembly Committees) until 6th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2019 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Number of Shares	Nominal Value
Family Trust	PZ vd Merwe Trust	33%	N/A

TRAVEL

Description of Journey	Sponsor
Democracy for Madrid Study Tour	KAS
Oxford Study Tour at the University of Oxford	FORB

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description of Property	Location – Area	Extent of the Property
Dwelling	Sutherland Northern Cape	2141m²
Vacant Land	Rooi Els Western Cape	2800m²

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
-	33%	Van Der Merwe Family Trust	Family Trust

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Vacant Land	2800m2	Rooi Els
Dwelling	4000m2	Sutherland

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

No	Name of Company	Nature
33%	PZ Van Der Merwe Family Trust	Discretionary

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
Study Tour to Germany (March)	KAS
Study Tour to Taiwan (September)	Taiwan
Study tour to Ivory Coast	KAS

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
Taiwanese Representatives to South Africa	Vivo Smart HR Garmin	R2800

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Land	2800sq.m	Rooi els , Cape Town
Land	757sq.m	Kuilsriver, Cape Town

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Name of Company	Nature
P2 Van der Merwe Trust	Family Trust

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Location
Apartment	Cape Town
Vacant land	Rooi Els
Vacant land	Kuilsrivier

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Name of Company	Nature
Van der Merwe Trust	Family Trust

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Vacant land	1 040sq.m.	Rooi Els
Vacant land	757sq.m.	Kuilsrivier

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Name of Company	Nature
PZ van der Merwe Tust	Trust

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
South African Strategic	Consultancy

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Plot	1 240sq.m.	Rooi Els
Plot	757sq.m.	Kuilsrivier

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
South African Strategic	[Partnership]

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

Name	Value	Activity
South African Strategic	Not more than R5 000pm	Consultancy

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Plot	1 840sq.m.	Rooi Els
Plot	757sq.m.	Kuilsrivier

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Plot	757sq.m.	Kuilsrivier

Committee appearances

CDA Board Vacancies: Recommendation; DSD 2020/21 Quarter 3 performance 1 Sep 2021

The agenda was presented and adopted by Ms L van der Merwe (IFP) and Ms J Manganye (ANC).
CDA Board Vacancies: Recommendation; DSD 2020/21 Quarter 3 performance 1 Sep 2021

Ms L van der Merwe (IFP) congratulated the Chairperson on her election into the role at the end of Women’s Month. SASSA was doing good work in their administration of the R350 grant. It was good that SASSA was asking for bank account details up front so that these details ...
Engagement with GBV and Femicide Response Fund; Women’s Charter and role of MPWC in its implementation; De-briefing on outcomes of Women’s Parliament 1 Sep 2021

Ms L van der Merwe (IFP) thanked Dr Dlamini for the presentation. She expressed approval on the pro bono work that had been done by the companies that had been brought on board. She asked for a comprehensive list of the 400 applications received from organisations. What type of organisations ...
Election of Chairperson; DHA & SITA on war on queues and chronic network downtimes at DHA offices 31 Aug 2021

Ms L van der Merwe (IFP) congratulated the Chairperson on his appointment, and thanked Adv Bongo for his leadership as the previous Chairperson. It was unfortunate that South Africa was in a position where the Minister of Home Affairs and the Minister of Communication and Digital Technologies had been occupied ...
National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence: Lead departments’ report-back; 2021 Women’s Parliament preparatory briefing 25 Aug 2021

Ms L van der Merwe (IFP) shared her concerns about the increase in statistics with regard to GBV during Women’s Month. There had been 10 000 cases between April and June. The NSP was a step in the right direction, but not enough was being done to fight GBVF. The ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Social Development 7 Oct 2021

What measures has her department put in place to prevent unsafe baby and child abandonment that has been reported to contribute to death, disability and illegal adoptions?
Questions asked to the Minister of Home Affairs 23 Sep 2021

1)What is the current total number (a) of children who are undocumented in the Republic and (b) of the specified children are born to (i) South African parents and (ii) foreign nationals; (2) what does his department intend to do to address the problem of children being rendered vulnerable due ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Social Development 23 Sep 2021

In light of the fact that her department has noted that there is a fine line between adoption and the sale of a child, what total number of cases (a) is her department aware of where South African children have been trafficked through adoptions and (b) were intercountry adoptions?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

Appropriation Bill 16 Jul 2014

Hon Chairperson, hon Minister, hon chairperson of our committee, MPs, our guests in the gallery, you are all greeted.
Let me also take this opportunity on behalf of the IFP to convey our condolences to the ANC on the passing of the Deputy Chairperson of the ANC Women's League. May ...
Women Empowerment And Gender Equality Bill (Second Reading Debate) 4 Mar 2014

We gave ...

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2019 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRAVEL

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRAVEL

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

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