1. David John Maynier was born on 22 October 1968 and is a South African politician who has been the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Education since May 2022 and a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since May 2019.
10 Facts About David Maynier
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David Maynier served as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities from May 2019 to May 2022.
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David Maynier joined the Democratic Alliance as a researcher in 1999 and quickly rose to the position of Director of Research.
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On 2 August 2009, David Maynier announced that a crisis in South Africa's National Conventional Arms Control Committee had resulted in weapons deals being conducted between South African firms and rogue states like North Korea, Iran and Libya.
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On 27 March 2013 David Maynier led the thrust for a parliamentary inquiry into the SANDF's intervention in the Central African Republic coup.
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In 2015, David Maynier was appointed Shadow Minister of Finance by the new DA leader Mmusi Maimane.
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On 22 May 2019, David Maynier was sworn in as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.
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On 9 December 2019, David Maynier announced the establishment of a task team to address congestion issues at the Port of Cape Town container terminal.
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On 22 April 2022, premier Alan Winde announced that David Maynier would be taking over from Debbie Schafer as the Provincial Minister of Education when she leaves office on 15 May 2022.
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David Maynier officially became the Provincial Minister of Education 16 May 2022 as the changes made by premier Winde took effect.