Assumed office 1 November 2020 Interim: 17 November 2019 – 1 November 2020
Leader
John Steenhuisen
Preceded by
Athol Trollip
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Premier
Alan Winde
Preceded by
Position established
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Finance
In office 26 May 2014 – 22 May 2019
Premier
Helen Zille
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Deputy Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance
In office 10 May 2015 – 17 November 2019
Serving with Refiloe Nt'sekhe and Désirée van der Walt
Leader
Mmusi Maimane
Chairperson
Athol Trollip
In office 24 July 2010 – 13 October 2012
Leader
Helen Zille
Chairperson
Wilmot James
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport
In office 22 September 2010 – 26 May 2014
Premier
Helen Zille
Preceded by
Sakkie Jenner
Succeeded by
Nomafrench Mbombo
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Social Development
In office 7 May 2009 – 22 September 2010
Premier
Helen Zille
Preceded by
Zodwa Magwaza
Succeeded by
Patricia de Lille
Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape
In office 13 October 2012 – 18 April 2015
Preceded by
Theuns Botha
Succeeded by
Patricia de Lille
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2009
Personal details
Born
(1962-03-28) 28 March 1962 (age 62)
Nationality
South African
Political party
Democratic Alliance
Alma mater
University of Stellenbosch (Ph.D.)
Occupation
Politician
legislator
educator
poet
activist
Ivan Henry Meyer (born 28 March 1962) is a South African politician who has been serving as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism since 2019. He has held multiple positions in the provincial cabinet. Meyer was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in 2009. He has also been the Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance (DA) since November 2020, a position he previously held in an acting capacity from November 2019 to November 2020. Meyer had served as the First Deputy Federal Chairperson of the DA from 2010 to 2012, and again from 2015 to 2019. He was also the provincial leader of the party in the Western Cape from 2012 to 2015.[1]
^Ivan Meyer, Democratic Alliance. Retrieved on 25 January 2019.
Ivan Henry Meyer (born 28 March 1962) is a South African politician who has been serving as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Economic...
office 22 September 2010 – 31 May 2011 Premier Helen Zille Preceded by IvanMeyer Succeeded by Albert Fritz Leader of the Independent Democrats In office...
DA Patricia de Lille 2010 2011 ID IvanMeyer 2009 2010 DA Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport IvanMeyer 2010 2014 DA Sakkie Jenner 2009 2010...
provincial leader Bonginkosi Madikizela and interim federal chairperson IvanMeyer. On 1 November 2020, Steenhuisen was announced as the new leader of the...
Democratic Alliance following Athol Trollip's resignation. She lost to IvanMeyer. In December 2020, Mbombo was criticised for posting on Facebook that...
of Finance and Economic Opportunities, while he moved Albert Fritz and IvanMeyer to the posts of Provincial Minister of Community Safety and Provincial...
Serving with Anton Bredell and JP Smith Leader John Steenhuisen Chairperson IvanMeyer National Spokesperson of the Democratic Alliance Incumbent Assumed office...
from their positions and the DA. The party elected John Steenhuisen and IvanMeyer as their interim successors, respectively. Mmusi Maimane was re-elected...
office 10 May 2015 – 23 October 2019 Preceded by Wilmot James Succeeded by IvanMeyer (interim) Leader of the Opposition In office 7 May 2009 – 27 October 2011...
Social Development Sharna Fernandez Mobility Ricardo Mackenzie Agriculture IvanMeyer Cultural Affairs and Sport Anroux Marais Local Government, Environmental...
"rampant municipal mismanagement". In July, 2014, Western Cape Finance MEC IvanMeyer, and Local Government MEC Anton Bredell, probed claims that the Cango...
Alliance 2019-05-22 Patrick Marran African National Congress 2019-05-22 IvanMeyer Democratic Alliance 2019-05-22 Nobulumko Nkondlo African National Congress...
Reagen Ivan Allen is a South African politician and previous comedian who has been the Deputy Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since June...
John Demjanjuk (born Ivan Mykolaiovych Demjanjuk; Ukrainian: Іван Миколайович Дем'янюк; 3 April 1920 – 17 March 2012) was a Ukrainian-American who served...
Urban Frank Meyer III (born July 10, 1964) is a college football TV commentator and former American football coach. He spent most of his coaching career...
seat. On 18 April 2015, incumbent Democratic Alliance Provincial Leader IvanMeyer announced that he would not seek re-election. Mayor of Cape Town Patricia...
Member sworn in, wcpp, 21 September 2015. Retrieved on 4 January 2019. Meyer, Warda. DA’s youngest MPL takes oath, IOL, 29 September 2015. Retrieved...
to run for the post of Deputy Provincial Leader. He was succeeded by IvanMeyer as Provincial Leader, and Botha was elected Deputy Provincial Leader....
Schäfer Democratic Alliance Provincial Minister of Economic Opportunities IvanMeyer Democratic Alliance Provincial Minister of Finance Debbie Schäfer Democratic...
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