Sharome van Schalkwyk | |
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Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
In office 5 July 2019 –28 May 2024 | |
In office 21 May 2014 –7 May 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sharome Renay Van Schalkwyk |
Political party | African National Congress |
Profession | Politician |
Sharome Renay van Schalkwyk is a South African politician and a former Member of Parliament for the African National Congress.
Van Schalkwyk was placed fourth on the African National Congress's regional Northern Cape list for the general election on 8 May 2014. [1] After the election,she was nominated to the National Assembly of South Africa. [2] Van Schalkwyk was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on 21 May 2014. In June 2014,she became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Labour. [1]
Van Schalkwyk became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Communications on 28 May 2015. [1] She served on the committee until 20 October 2016,when she became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry. She was appointed as the whip for the ANC Study Group on Public Service and Administration in 2018. [3]
Van Schalkwyk stood unsuccessfully for re-election at the May 2019 general election due to the fact that her name was low on the ANC's national list. [1] However,Collen Maine resigned from parliament on 5 July 2019 and the ANC selected Van Schalkwyk to fill his seat. [4] She was sworn in as an MP on the same day. On 19 July,Van Schalkwyk became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure. She became a member of the Standing Committee on Auditor General on 20 August 2019. [1]
She did not stand in the 2024 general election and left parliament. [1]
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