Mrs Anchen Margaretha Dreyer

Formerly: National Assembly

Anchen Margaretha Dreyer

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.

Political party:

Democratic Alliance (DA)

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Constituency Offices

Not associated with any constituency offices

Contact Details:

082 375 4400

021 403 3145

anchend@absamail.co.za

person email

Current positions:

No current positions recorded.

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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 Ethics and Members' Interest (Joint Committees)

from June 2014 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

Member at Ethics and Members' Interest (Joint Committees)

until 6th May 2014

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

until 6th May 2014

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Expropriation Bill [B4D-2015]: adoption; Government debt owed to municipalities: payment progress report by DPW

24 May 2016

Ms A Dreyer (DA) mentioned that the DA had no problem with the amendments that had been effected in order ...

Expropriation Bill [B4B-2015]: consideration; Department of Public Works on its 2015/16 2nd & 3rd Quarter performance

2 Feb 2016

Ms A Dreyer (DA) complained that Members were given the latest amended version of the Bill only as they were ...

Expropriation Bill [B4B-2015]: consideration

26 Jan 2016

Ms A Dreyer (DA) indicated that the DA was opposed to the definition of “expropriation”.

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Questions asked to ministers:

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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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Plenary appearances:

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Appropriation Bill

22 Jul 2014

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Appropriation Bill

22 Jul 2014

On a point of order, Chairperson.

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Declaration of interests

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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.
Name of Company No

All Financial interest are managed by Kruger International

Various Investments

Description Extent Location

Residential Property

170sq.m

Johannesburg

No Nature

Shares are part of a bigger financial portfolio.Kruger Internasionaal

Shares

Sponsor

Study Tour to Belguim

Source Description Value

Friedrih Naumann Stiftung

Study tour to Belguim

R27 796.32

Description Location

Residential

Elton Hill, Illovo

Property - Private Home

Johannesburg

Name of Company No

Investments managed by Kruger International

Varous

Description Extent Location

Sectional title residential

170sq.m.

Johannesburg

Residential [semi-detached]

Vanderbijlpark

Name of Company

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

Description Extent Location

Residential flat

170sq.m.

Elton Hill, JHB

Residential semi-detached house

Vanderbijlpark

Residential townhouse

65sq.m.

Cape Town

Name of Company No

Kruger International

Portfolio of managed investments

Description Extent Location

Sectional title - Residential

170sq.m.

Johannesburg

Residential [Semi-detached house]

Vanderbijlpark

Sectional Title - Residential

65sq.m.

Burgunda Estate, CPT

Name of Company No

Kruger International

Portfolio of managed investments

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

Name of Company No

Kruger International

Portfolio of managed investments

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

Source Public/Private

Momentum

Private

Momentum

Private

Name of Company Nature

Sanlam

Uittree Annuiteite

Sanlam; Private Investments

[Diskresionele beleggings]

Description Sponsor

Committee

Friedrich Naumann Stiftung

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

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

Description Extent Location

Residential

Sectional Title, 170sq.m.

Johannesburg

Residential

Semi-detached house, 500sq.m.

Vanderbijlpark

REsidential

Single dwelling, 750sq.m.

Vanderbijlpark