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)
91% attendance rate
Attended 30 meetings out of 33
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| Flights and accommodation Washington DC 6-9 September 2019 Conference on defining a new Global Economy. | Frederich Naumann Foundation |
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| Research Services | Brent Hurst Press Research Services |
| Description of Property | Location – Area | Extent of the Property |
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| Apartment | Gardens, Cape Town |
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| Flights and accommodation, Washington and Detroit, USA. Study tour on "the future of work", 15-22 September 2018 | Friedrich Naumann Foundation |
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| Flights and Accommodation, Nairobi Kenya (19-22 March 2017) African Young Liberals Retreat | Westminister Foundation for Democracy |
| Flights And Accommodation Johannesburg, Liberals Workings (09-11 September 2016) | Friederich Naumann Foundation |
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| Allan Gray Pension Preservation /RA Balanced Fund | Private |
| Description | Sponsor |
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| Flights and accomodation - 60th Lib eral International Congress, Mexico [29/10/15 - 1/11/15] | Friedrich Naumann Foundation |
| Description | Extent | Location |
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| Flat | 82sq.m. | Higgovale |
| Source | Public/Private |
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| Allan Gray Pension Preservation Fund | Private |
| Description | Sponsor |
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| Sponsored flights and board and lodging to attend Liberal International Conference on Liberalism, Oxford [20/3-22/3/15] | Friedrich Naumann Foundation |
| Sponsored flights and board to attend conference on Emerging Markets, Buenos Aires [30/11-5/12/14 | Friedrich Naumann Foundation |
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| Starwood | Discount on hotel accommodation at Starfriend rate, Le Moeidien, Picadilly, UK |
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| Apartment | 82sq.m. | Higgovale |
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| Allan Gray Pension Preservation Fund | Private |
| Description | Extent | Location |
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| Flat | 82sq.m. | Gardens, Cape Town |
Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill: deliberations 23 Jun 2021
Employment Equity Amendment Bill: deliberations 18 Jun 2021
Employment Equity Amendment Bill: deliberations 17 Jun 2021
DEL, Compensation Fund & Unemployment Insurance Fund on matters raised by AGSA 8 Jun 2021
Questions asked to the Minister of Employment and Labour 21 Sep 2021
Questions asked to the Minister of Employment and Labour 21 Sep 2021
Questions asked to the Minister of Employment and Labour 2 Aug 2021
WEDNESDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2019 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 problem is over- regulation and rigid labour legislation.
CONSIDERATION OF BUDGETARY REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION REPORT OF PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR 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 Africa's unemployment crisis.
In 1994, there were 3,6 million unemployed South Africans. In 2019, the number is over 10 million. ...
