Dennis Ryder

Dennis Richard Ryder is a South African politician. He has been serving as a parliamentarian since July 2017. Ryder is a member of the Democratic Alliance (DA).

Dennis Ryder MP
Permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Constituency	Gauteng
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office 1 July 2017 – 7 May 2019
Personal details
Born	Dennis Richard Ryder East Rand, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance
Occupation	Member of Parliament
Profession	Politician

Political career

He started his political career by being elected the mini mayor of Bedfordview in 1993. He joined the Democratic Alliance (DA) and was elected a councillor of the Midvaal Local Municipality in 2011. He won re-election to a second term in 2016.[1][2]

Parliamentary career

Ryder became a Member of Parliament in July 2017, as he was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament.[1] Following the May 2019 general election, he was elected to the upper house, the National Council of Provinces,[3] as one of six permanent delegates from Gauteng.[4] On 24 June, he was given his committee assignments.

Committee assignments

• Joint Standing Committee on Defence[4]
• Select Committee on Appropriations[4]
• Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture[4]
• Select Committee on Finance[4]
• Select Committee on Health and Social Services[4]

References

1. "Mr Dennis Ryder (DA)". People's Assembly. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
2. "Off to Parliament, educated or not". Mail & Guardian. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
3. "Hansard: NCOP: Unrevised hansard". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
4. "Mr Dennis Richard Ryder". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

External links

• Dennis Richard Ryder – People's Assembly