David Maynier

David Maynier
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Education
Assumed office
16 May 2022
PremierAlan Winde
Preceded byDebbie Schäfer
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities
In office
23 May 2019 – 16 May 2022
PremierAlan Winde
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMireille Wenger
Shadow Minister of Finance
In office
18 June 2015 – 22 May 2019
LeaderMmusi Maimane
Preceded byDion George
Succeeded byGeordin Hill-Lewis
Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
In office
14 May 2009 – 18 June 2015
LeaderAthol Trollip
Lindiwe Mazibuko
Mmusi Maimane
Preceded byRafeek Shah
Succeeded byKobus Marais
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
6 May 2009 – 7 May 2019
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
Born (1968-10-22) 22 October 1968 (age 55)
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
Alma materKennedy School of Government, Harvard and University of Cape Town

David John Maynier (born 22 October 1968) is a South African politician who has been the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Education since May 2022 and a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since May 2019. He served as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities from May 2019 to May 2022. Maynier was a Member of Parliament from 2009 to 2019, where he was Shadow Minister of Finance from 2015 to 2019 and the Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans from 2009 to 2015.