David Maynier
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David Maynier MP |
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| Shadow Minister of Finance | |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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| Leader | Mmusi Maimane |
| Preceded by | Dion George |
| Member of Parliament for Western Cape |
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Assumed office 6 May 2009 |
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22 October 1968 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Alma mater | Kennedy School of Government, Harvard and University of Cape Town |
David Maynier (born 22 October 1968) is a South African politician, currently the Shadow Minister of Finance, and a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance. He previously served as the Shadow Minister of Defence and Military veterans.
Maynier matriculated from Grey High School in Port Elizabeth, and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of Cape Town and a Master's Degree in Public Administration and Management from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He is a former submarine officer and navy diver in the South African Navy.
Maynier joined the Democratic Alliance as a researcher in 1999, and quickly rose to the position of Director of Research. In August 2000 he became Chief of Staff to party leader Tony Leon - a position he served until June 2004, when he became Assistant to the Chairperson of the Federal Executive. In February 2005 he was again promoted to Director of Fundraising, and he was awarded the party's 'Top Fundraiser of the Year' award at the 2007 Federal Congress, after modernising and professionalising the party's fundraising system. In 2008, he was appointed the DA's Deputy CEO with special responsibility for the Western Cape, the province where the DA has its strongest support base in South Africa. In 2009 he was the party's Campaign Manager in the Western Cape for the 2009 general election. The party won 51.3% of the vote in the province—up significantly from 27% in 2004. The result allowed Helen Zille to become Premier of the Western Cape, and saw the DA take control of the provincial legislature in an alliance with the Independent Democrats.
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