Jan de Villiers

Jan Naudé de Villiers (born 6 March 1980) is a South African politician who has served in the National Assembly of South Africa. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he is currently serving as the Shadow Minister of Small Business Development. He previously held the post of Shadow Minister on the Auditor-General.

Jan Naudé de Villiers

MP
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Shadow Minister of Small Business Development
Assumed office
5 December 2020
DeputyHenro Krüger
LeaderJohn Steenhuisen
Preceded byZakhele Mbhele
Shadow Minister on the Auditor-General
In office
5 June 2019 – 5 December 2020
Preceded byAlan McLoughlin
Succeeded byHaniff Hoosen
Personal details
Born
Jan Naudé de Villiers

(1980-06-03) 3 June 1980
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

Education

De Villiers holds a Bachelor of Arts in humanity studies from the University of Stellenbosch.[1]

Political career

Prior to his election to parliament, De Villiers was a DA councillor and a member of the mayoral committee in the Stellenbosch Local Municipality.[1]

De Villiers stood as a DA parliamentary candidate from the Western Cape in the 2019 national elections,[2] and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 22 May 2019.[3] On 5 June 2019, he was appointed by the DA parliamentary leader, Mmusi Maimane, as Shadow Minister of the Auditor-General, replacing Alan McLoughlin, who retired from politics.[4] Later that month, he became a member of the Standing Committee on Auditor-General.

Maimane resigned as DA leader in October 2019 and John Steenhuisen was voted in as his interim successor in November 2019.[5] He temporarily retained Maimane's shadow cabinet. After Steenhuisen was elected leader for a full term at the 2020 Democratic Alliance Federal Congress, he announced his Shadow Cabinet on 5 December 2020, in which De Villiers was appointed as Shadow Minister of Small Business Development, replacing Zakhele Mbhele.[6] On 7 December, he became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development.[7]

References
  1. "Mr Jan Naudé De Villiers". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. Selfe, James (16 March 2019). "#DALists: One South Africa for All in action". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. Gerber, Jan (5 June 2019). "Here's the DA's 'shadow cabinet'". News24. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. "John Steenhuisen elected as the DA's interim leader". BusinessDay. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. "Steenhuisen's first shadow cabinet reshuffle". News24. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. https://www.pa.org.za/person/jan-naude-de-villiers/#experience
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