Mrs Anchen Margaretha Dreyer

Formerly: National Assembly

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About Anchen Margaretha Dreyer

Ms Dreyer served as the Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance Caucus in the National Assembly during the Fifth Parliament. Before being elected unopposed to this position on 26 May 2014, she was first the Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises and thereafter the Shadow Minister of Public Works.

Ms Dreyer grew up in what used to be the Transvaal, attended primary school in the small town of Brits and matriculated at Voortrekkerhoogte Hoёrskool in 1969. She obtained her tertiary education at the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) obtaining the following degrees: BA, 1973, BA Honors in Sociology, 1977, BA Honors in Psychology, 1981 and MA in Clinical Psychology, 1983. She registered as a clinical psychologist with the South African Medical and Dental Council in 1983 and thereafter worked as a clinical psychologist in both Auckland Park and Sandton, Johannesburg, from 1983 to 1988. She established and managed a successful private practice as a clinical psychologist in Meliville, Johannesburg, from 1988 to 1994.

Ms Dreyer started her political life as a volunteer for the Progressive Federal Party in 1978. She served as a Democratic Party councillor in the Johannesburg City Council from 1991 to 1994 and as caucus leader in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Council from 1995 to 1997. She completed a five-year term as a Democratic Alliance member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in Johannesburg, serving initially as the spokesperson for agriculture, conservation, environment and land affairs, and was later elected as caucus whip from 1999 to 2002. She assumed office as the Democratic Alliance Gauteng provincial deputy chairperson from 2003 to 2004, and thereafter acted as DA media spokesperson at the election head office in Johannesburg, February to April 2004. In 2005, she became a Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament, where she served the party as a whip and the spokesperson on Labour. Her constituency is the Mogale City municipal area. She was re-elected to Parliament in 2009 and was appointed as the Shadow Minister of Public Service and Administration followed by Shadow Minister for Public Works in 2012. She has also served the party as a whip since 2005.

Former party:

Democratic Alliance (DA)

Constituency Offices

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Contact Details:

082 375 4400

021 403 3145

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Current positions:

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Former positions:

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Works (National Assembly Committees)

from 15th October 2015 until 7th May 2019

Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla (Ad Hoc Committees)

from June 2015 until 7th May 2019

Member at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019

Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

until 7th May 2019

Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014

18th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List)

from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

2nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2014 (Election List)

from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Mogale City (Constituency Area)

from 10th May 2014 until 6th May 2014

Member at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 6th May 2009 until 6th May 2014

Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Works (Committee)

until 6th May 2014

Member at AdHoc Committee on 1913 Land Act (Ad Hoc Committees)

until 6th May 2014

Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Mogale City (Constituency Area)

until 6th May 2014

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Questions asked to the Minister of Health

15 Apr 2019

What proportion of the population has he found to be obese?

Questions asked to the Minister of Health

15 Apr 2019

What proportion of the population has he found to be obese?

Questions asked to the Minister of Police

5 Apr 2019

(a) What is the status of CAS 149/7/2014 reported at the Edenvale Police Station and (b) who is the investigating ...

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Appropriation Bill

22 Jul 2014

On a point of order, Chairperson.

Appropriation Bill

22 Jul 2014

There is no interpreting service.

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Declaration of interests

What are declaration of interests?

Annually, MPs are required by parliament to register their financial interests and gifts received in their official capacity. Due to the significant influence of the role that MPs take on, there may be times when their personal or business interests become in conflict with the duty prescribed to them as elected officials representing the public interest. You can see what interests your MPs declared here.

2018

2 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Name of Company	No
All Financial interest are managed by Kruger International	Various Investments

LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Description	Extent	Location
Residential Property	170sq.m	Johannesburg

2017

4 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

No	Nature
Shares are part of a bigger financial portfolio.Kruger Internasionaal	Shares

TRAVEL

1 items

Sponsor
Study Tour to Belguim

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

1 items

Source	Description	Value
Friedrih Naumann Stiftung	Study tour to Belguim	R27 796.32

LAND AND PROPERTY

2 items

Description	Location
Residential	Elton Hill, Illovo
Property - Private Home	Johannesburg

2016

2 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Name of Company	No
Investments managed by Kruger International	Varous

LAND AND PROPERTY

2 items

Description	Extent	Location
Sectional title residential	170sq.m.	Johannesburg
Residential [semi-detached]		Vanderbijlpark

2015

2 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Name of Company
Kruger Internasionaal Bate en Welvaart Bestuur [Manages my private investments]

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

Description	Extent	Location
Residential flat	170sq.m.	Elton Hill, JHB
Residential semi-detached house		Vanderbijlpark
Residential townhouse	65sq.m.	Cape Town

2014

2 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Name of Company	No
Kruger International	Portfolio of managed investments

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

Description	Extent	Location
Sectional title - Residential	170sq.m.	Johannesburg
Residential [Semi-detached house]		Vanderbijlpark
Sectional Title - Residential	65sq.m.	Burgunda Estate, CPT

2013

2 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Name of Company	No
Kruger International	Portfolio of managed investments

LAND AND PROPERTY

4 items

Description	Extent	Location
Residential [Sectional title]	170sq.m.	Johannesburg
Residential [Semi-detached]	500sq.m.	Vanderbijlpark
Residential	750sq.m.	Vanderbijlpark
Residential [Sectional title]	65sq.m.	Cape Town

2012

2 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Name of Company	No
Kruger International	Portfolio of managed investments

LAND AND PROPERTY

4 items

Description	Extent	Location
Residential [Sectional title]	170sq.m.	Johannesburg
Residential	500sq.m. [Semi-detached]	Vanderbijlpark
Residential	750sq.m.	Vanderbijlpark
Residential [Sectional title]	65sq.m.	Cape Town

2011

4 categories Source

PENSIONS

2 items

Source	Public/Private
Momentum	Private
Momentum	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

2 items

Name of Company	Nature
Sanlam	Uittree Annuiteite
Sanlam; Private Investments	[Diskresionele beleggings]

TRAVEL

1 items

Description	Sponsor
Committee	Friedrich Naumann Stiftung

LAND AND PROPERTY

4 items

Description	Extent	Location
Residential [Sectional title]	170sq.m.	Elton Hill, JHB
Residential semi-detached	500sq.m.	Vanderbijlpark
Residential single dwelling	750sq.m.	Vanderbijlpark
Residential sectional title	63sq.m.	Burgundy Estate, CPT

2010

2 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

5 items

Nominal Value	Name of Company	Nature	No
R400,561	Sanlam	Annuity Funds
+-R50,000	Old Mutual	Shares	1,100
+-R50,000	Momentum	Preservation Pension Plan
+-R10,000	Sanlam	Trust	503
+-R200,000	Old Mutual	Life Policy

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

Description	Extent	Location
Residential	Sectional Title, 170sq.m.	Johannesburg
Residential	Semi-detached house, 500sq.m.	Vanderbijlpark
REsidential	Single dwelling, 750sq.m.	Vanderbijlpark

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