Thomas Walters | |
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Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament | |
Assumed office 13 June 2024 | |
Deputy Chairperson of the Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance | |
Assumed office 25 November 2012 | |
Leader | John Steenhuisen Mmusi Maimane Helen Zille |
Chairperson | Helen Zille James Selfe |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 21 May 2014 – 28 May 2024 | |
Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature | |
In office 6 May 2009 – 6 May 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 January 1976 |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Occupation | Politician |
Thomas Charles Ravenscroft Walters (born 30 January 1976) is a South African politician of the Democratic Alliance (DA) who has been serving as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since May 2024. Previously, he served as a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature from 2009 to 2014 and then as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2014 until 2024. In 2012, Walters was elected Deputy Federal Council Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance, and has been deputising Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille since 2019. He deputised James Selfe from 2012 to 2019. Walters was the party's Shadow Minister and Shadow Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform.[1]