Timothy James Brauteseth is a South African forensic investigator and Democratic Alliance politician from

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who has served as a permanent delegate to the

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since May 2019. Brauteseth was a Member of the

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from May 2014 until May 2019.

Career

Brauteseth worked as a forensic investigator before becoming active in politics.

National Assembly

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, he was elected to the

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as a member of the Democratic Alliance. He sat on the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) from 20 June 2014 to 7 May 2019.

National Council of Provinces

After the 2019 general election, Brauteseth was elected as a permanent delegate to the

from

. He was sworn into the NCOP on 23 May 2019.

Committee assignments

*Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament *Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure *Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brauteseth, Tim Living people Year of birth missing (living people) White South African people Politicians from KwaZulu-Natal Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Members of the National Council of Provinces