Deidré Maudelene Baartman (born 7 February 1991) is a South African politician of the Democratic Alliance (DA). She is currently a

Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament In the Western Cape province of South Africa, Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) is the designation given to members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.{{cite web , url=http://www.wcpp.gov.za/content.aspx?pageId=f2264ae2-735f-4add-b532-33 ...

. She is the Chairperson of both the Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism and the Budget Committee in the Provincial Parliament.

Life and career

Baartman obtained an LLB from the

University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch University ( af, Universiteit Stellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant ...

. She became an advocate of the

Western Cape High Court The Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa (previously named the Cape Provincial Division and the Western Cape High Court, and commonly known as the Cape High Court) is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over th ...

in 2017. Soon after her appointment, she worked as a political assistant to the Democratic Alliance's National Assembly Chief Whip,

John Steenhuisen John Henry Steenhuisen (born 25 March 1976) is a South African politician who has served as the leader of the Opposition since October 2019 and has been the federal leader of the Democratic Alliance since November 2020, having served as the in ...

. Baartman took office as a

in May 2019. She was elected Chairperson of both the Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism and the Budget Committee.Western Cape Provincial Parliament elects SCOPA, committee chairpersons
''The Citizen'', 5 June 2019. Retrieved on 5 August 2019. She is the youngest elected Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, to date - having been elected at the age of 28.

References

External links

People's Assembly profile

Hon Deidré Baartman
Living people Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament Women members of provincial legislatures of South Africa 1991 births {{WesternCape-politician-stub