Mathew Cuthbert

Mathew John Cuthbert (born 21 September 1993) is a South African politician serving as Shadow Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry since June 2019. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he was elected to the National Assembly in May 2019. Before that, Cuthbert served as a councillor in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

Mathew Cuthbert

MP
Shadow Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
Assumed office
5 June 2019
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
Born
Mathew John Cuthbert

(1993-09-21) 21 September 1993
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

Political career

Cuthbert is a member of the Democratic Alliance. He served as a councillor and as the shadow mayoral committee member for economic development in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality until his election to Parliament.[1]

In March 2019, the Democratic Alliance announced their parliamentary candidates for the general election on 8 May.[1] Cuthbert was placed 60th on the party's national list and 15th on the party's Gauteng regional list.[2] After the election, he was announced as an incoming parliamentarian.[3] He was sworn in on 22 May 2019.[2] On 5 June 2019, the DA parliamentary leader, Mmusi Maimane, selected him to be the Shadow Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry.[4] Cuthbert became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry on 27 June.[2]

In 2020, Cuthbert supported Helen Zille's bid to be re-elected as chairperson of the DA's Federal Council, the party's second highest-decision making body.[5] He also supported interim leader John Steenhuisen's leadership campaign.[6] After Steenhuisen was elected leader for a full term, he kept Cuthbert in the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry.[7]

Personal life

Cuthbert is a cousin of AfriForum president Kallie Kriel.[1] In an interview in May 2018, Kriel said that apartheid was not a crime against humanity. Cuthbert called his comment "disgusting".[8]

References
  1. Tandwa, Lizeka (17 March 2019). "A phenomenal doctor, a YouTuber and two researchers walk into the DA - six DA candidates you may not know". News24. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. "Mathew John Cuthbert". People's Assembly. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. Gerber, Jan (5 June 2019). "Here's the DA's 'shadow cabinet'". News24. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. Mavuso, Sihle (6 October 2020). "Zille sets ball rolling to be re-elected as DA's federal council chair". Pretoria News. Retrieved 5 December 2020 – via Pressreader.
  6. Gerber, Jan (31 October 2020). "DA elective conference: Who supports who?". News24. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. Mazzone, Natasha (5 December 2020). "DA announces new Shadow Cabinet that will bring Real Hope and Real Change". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. Mitchley, Alex (16 May 2018). "Kriel's cousin labels his apartheid comment as disgusting". News24. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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