Denis Joseph

Denis Joseph
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office 22 May 2019 – 28 May 2024
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
In office 21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019
Permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces
In office 20 October 2011 – 21 April 2014
Personal details
Born	Denis Joseph (1958-09-02) 2 September 1958 (age 66)
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance
Occupation	Member of Parliament
Profession	Politician

Denis Joseph (born 2 September 1958) is a South African politician from the Western Cape. A member of the Democratic Alliance (DA), he was elected as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces in 2011. He served in the NCOP until his election to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in 2014. After the 2019 election, Joseph returned to Parliament to serve as an MP in the National Assembly until 2024.

Political career

Joseph served as a Democratic Alliance councillor in the City of Cape Town until he was elected as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces in October 2011.[1] In the NCOP, he was a member of the Select Committee on Appropriations, the Select Committee on Finance, and the Joint Standing Committee on Defence.[1]

For the 2014 provincial election, Joseph was placed 24th on the DA's list for the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.[2] He won a seat in the provincial parliament at the election and was appointed deputy chief whip of the DA caucus after his swearing-in.[3] From 2014 to 2019, Joseph served as chairperson of the Budget Committee and the Standing Committee on Finance. He was also a member of the Public Accounts and Rules committees.[1]

Joseph stood as a DA parliamentary candidate on the national list in the 2019 national elections, and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 22 May 2019.[4][5][6]

On 5 June 2019, DA leader Mmusi Maimane announced that Joseph and Ashor Sarupen would represent the DA on the Standing Committee on Appropriations.[7] After John Steenhuisen was elected party leader, he announced that Joseph would now serve on the Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture.[8]

Joseph was not reelected to Parliament at the 2024 elections.[9]

References

1. "Mr Denis Joseph". People's Assembly. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
2. "DA list of candidates for 2014 provincial and national elections". Politicsweb. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
3. "2014 elections: Members of Western Cape legislature". Politicsweb. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
4. "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
5. Selfe, James (16 March 2019). "#DALists: One South Africa for All in action". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
6. "WATCH: Newly-elected MPs sworn in". eNCA. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
7. Nkanjeni, Unathi (6 June 2019). "DA shadow cabinet: What you need to know". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
8. Mazzone, Natasha. "DA announces new Shadow Cabinet that will bring Real Hope and Real Change". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
9. "The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 9 July 2024.