Dr Michael Cardo holds a BA (Summa Cum Laude) in English, French and History from the University of Natal, as well as an MPhil and PhD in History from the University of Cambridge, where he attended Trinity College on a Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholarship.
He joined the political staff of the DA in 2003, and was the party’s National Director of Research between 2004 and 2006. Dr Cardo was awarded a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Helen Suzman Foundation in 2006, during which time he wrote a biography of the former SA Liberal Party leader, Peter Brown "Opening Men’s Eyes: Peter Brown and the Liberal Struggle for South Africa" (Jonathan Ball: 2010).
He returned to the DA as Helen Zille’s speechwriter on the 2009 election campaign. Between 2011 and 2014, Dr Cardo worked in the Policy and Strategy Unit at the Department of the Premier in the Western Cape Government, specialising in social policy and serving as the Director of Policy Research and Analysis. Dr Cardo was elected to Parliament in 2014. He served as the DA Shadow Minister of Economic Development during the Fifth Parliament (2014 - 2019)
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Member at Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour (National Assembly Committees)
since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament)
since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)
Constituency Head at DA Constituency Area: Helderberg (Constituency Area)
from 1st June 2019 until 31st January 2022
28th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List)
from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Economic Development (National Assembly Committees)
from 25th June 2015 until 7th May 2019
Member at Committee On Auditor-General (Committee)
from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Helderberg (Constituency Area)
until 7th May 2019
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Overstrand (Constituency Area)
from 10th May 2014 until December 2017
Member at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees)
from June 2014 until 23rd November 2015
from 20th June 2014 until 17th September 2015
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
21st Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List)
from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Fetching the latest messages to Michael John Cardo …
2023 committee attendance as mp
96% attendance rate (22 of 23 )
2022 committee attendance as mp
81% attendance rate (26 of 32 )
2021 committee attendance as mp
93% attendance rate (37 of 40 )
2020 committee attendance as mp
91% attendance rate (29 of 32 )
2019 committee attendance as mp
95% attendance rate (18 of 19 )
2018 committee attendance as mp
96% attendance rate (25 of 26 )
2017 committee attendance as mp
53% attendance rate (9 of 17 )
2016 committee attendance as mp
95% attendance rate (19 of 20 )
2015 committee attendance as mp
83% attendance rate (10 of 12 )
2014 committee attendance as mp
(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)
60% attendance rate (3 of 5 )
DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.
Committee meetings are planned events where real-world impactful work happens such as law-making, oversight and public participation - which are all cornerstones of the work our MPs do. Although often citizens focus on the public debate taking place in main chambers, the majority of MPs' time is spent working within committees. Here is a place to see what your committee is saying.
Mr M Cardo (DA) asked when the new regulations were going to be gazetted. Building on from Mr Bagraim's point, ...
Committee Report on Department of Employment and Labour and entities Quarterly Performance
1 Nov 2023
Dr M Cardo (DA) felt that observation 5.1.3. was not neutral or impartial, but was a politically loaded observation as ...
Dr M Cardo (DA) suggested the word ‘that’ be added to the second last sentence of the response in paragraph ...
Written questions and feedback are essential tools used by MPs for oversight and hold the executive accountable. This oversight mechanism allows MPs’ to extract detailed information that would normally be difficult to comprehend through oral engagement. You can see the questions that your MPs are asking here.
(1) Whether he will furnish Dr M J Cardo with the specific steps taken to validate the methodology used to ...
(a) What steps were taken to factor in the unique characteristics and challenges of different industries, as well as the ...
(1)What are the detailed statistical methodologies that were used in establishing the racial benchmarks under the Employment Equity Amendment Bill ...
Plenary sessions are forums that have been created for the purpose of public debate and decision-making. This mechanism is used to convey the messages of our MPs within main chambers on important decisions, like how they vote.
4 Dec 2019
Deputy Speaker, the Department of Employment and Labour isn't working for the unemployed. The official unemployment rate stands at 29,1%; which is the highest in 11 years. Part of the ...
12 Nov 2019
Hon Speaker, the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report of the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour does not adequately grasp - let alone address - the monstrous magnitude of South ...
What are declaration of interests?
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Westminister Foundation for Democracy |
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Friedrich Naumann Foundation |
Sponsored flights and board to attend conference on Emerging Markets, Buenos Aires [30/11-5/12/14 |
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