Jan Naudé de Villiers | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
| Shadow Minister of Small Business Development | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2020 | |
| Deputy | Henro Krüger |
| Leader | John Steenhuisen |
| Preceded by | Zakhele Mbhele |
| Shadow Minister on the Auditor-General | |
| In office 5 June 2019 – 5 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Alan McLoughlin |
| Succeeded by | Haniff Hoosen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jan Naudé de Villiers 6 March 1980 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
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.
De Villiers holds a Bachelor of Arts in humanity studies from the University of Stellenbosch.[1]
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, succeeding 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, succeeding Zakhele Mbhele.[6] On 7 December, he became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development.[7]
In the 2020 Register of Members’ Interests, de Villiers declared that he was a director of two property investment companies. He also disclosed that he was a co-owner of the Eikestad Mall in Stellenbosch and has the benefit of free parking at the shopping centre.[8]