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Veronica van Dyk

Veronica van Dyk

South African politician

Veronica van Dyk (born 1 January 1968) is a South African politician who has served as a Member of the National Assembly since May 2014. A member of the Democratic Alliance, she is party's deputy shadow minister of sports, arts and culture. Van Dyk served as a ward councillor of the Nama Khoi Local Municipality from 2011 to 2014.

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Career

Van Dyk founded a monthly newspaper called Namakwa Kletz and presented a local radio show in the Namaqualand. She also headed Daisy Ubuntu Charity, a non-profit organisation.[1]

Van Dyk joined the Democratic Alliance in 2009. She was elected as a ward councillor of the Nama Khoi Local Municipality in the 2011 municipal elections.[1]

Parliamentary career

Van Dyk was nominated to the National Assembly after the general election on 7 May 2014. She took office as an MP on 21 May 2014.[2] During her first term, she served as a member of the Portfolio Committee on Communications. She was the party's shadow deputy minister of communications.[3]

In May 2019 she was re-elected for a second term.[4] She now serves on the Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture. She is also the party's shadow deputy minister for that specific portfolio.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Blog: Ms Veronica Van Dyk (DA)". People's Assembly. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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    "Ms Veronica Van Dyk". People's Assembly. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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    Maimane, Mmusi (5 June 2014). "The DA's shadow cabinet - Mmusi Maimane". Politicsweb. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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    "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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    Gerber, Jan (5 June 2019). "Here's the DA's 'shadow cabinet'". News24. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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