Thomas Walters (South African politician)

The Honourable Thomas Walters MPP
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 June 2024
Deputy Chairperson of the Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2012 Serving with Annelie Lotriet Ashor Sarupen
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	(1976-01-30) 30 January 1976 (age 48)
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]