Ivan Meyer

The Honourable Ivan Meyer MPP
Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2020 Interim: 17 November 2019 – 1 November 2020
Leader	John Steenhuisen
Preceded by	Athol Trollip
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Premier	Alan Winde
Preceded by	Position established
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Finance
In office 26 May 2014 – 22 May 2019
Premier	Helen Zille
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Deputy Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance
In office 10 May 2015 – 17 November 2019 Serving with Refiloe Nt'sekhe and Désirée van der Walt
Leader	Mmusi Maimane
Chairperson	Athol Trollip
In office 24 July 2010 – 13 October 2012
Leader	Helen Zille
Chairperson	Wilmot James
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport
In office 22 September 2010 – 26 May 2014
Premier	Helen Zille
Preceded by	Sakkie Jenner
Succeeded by	Nomafrench Mbombo
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Social Development
In office 7 May 2009 – 22 September 2010
Premier	Helen Zille
Preceded by	Zodwa Magwaza
Succeeded by	Patricia de Lille
Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape
In office 13 October 2012 – 18 April 2015
Preceded by	Theuns Botha
Succeeded by	Patricia de Lille
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2009
Personal details
Born	(1962-03-28) 28 March 1962 (age 62)
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance
Alma mater	University of Stellenbosch (Ph.D.)
Occupation	Politician legislator educator poet activist

Ivan Henry Meyer (born 28 March 1962) is a South African politician who has been serving as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism since 2019. He has held multiple positions in the provincial cabinet. Meyer was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in 2009. He has also been the Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance (DA) since November 2020, a position he previously held in an acting capacity from November 2019 to November 2020. Meyer had served as the First Deputy Federal Chairperson of the DA from 2010 to 2012, and again from 2015 to 2019. He was also the provincial leader of the party in the Western Cape from 2012 to 2015.^[1]