Hendrick Schmidt

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Hendrick Schmidt MP

Shadow Deputy Minister of Mining
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Leader	Tony Leon and Helen Zille
Member of Parliament for Emfuleni South, Gauteng
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Personal details
Born	Klerksdorp
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance
Alma mater	University of South Africa and University of Johannesburg
Profession	Advocate

Hendrick Schmidt is a South African politician, a Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance, and the Shadow Deputy Minister of Mining.

Background

Schmidt was born in Klerksdorp, South Africa in 1963. He attended schools in Durban, Welkom and Virginia. ^[1]

Education

He holds several law degrees, including a B. Iuri., an LLB from Unisa, an LLM from Rand Afrikaans University / University of Johannesburg and a Masters in Philosophy. He has worked for the Department of Justice in the district and regional court as a Public Prosecutor and then as a State Advocate and Senior State Advocate. From 1994 to 1999, he was an advocate for the Witwatersrand Local Division and has been a member of the Society of Advocates of South Africa since 1994. ^[1]

Political life

Schmidt began his political career as a councillor in the Northern Metropolitan Council and went on to become an MP in 1999. He held the position of Democratic Alliance spokesperson on Minerals and Energy from 2004 to 2009, and was instrumental in pursuing and exposing the truth surrounding the Oilgate scandal, involving the African National Congress and Petro-SA.^[2] On his re-election to Parliament in 2009, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister of Mining. As a fierce opponent of nationalization of the mining industry in South Africa,^[3] he has released many statements to validate his skepticism of the ANC’s ability to do this while turning a profit. ^[4]

His current constituency is Randwest, which includes Randfontein and Westonaria. It is a community affected by mining activities and, as spokesperson on Mining, Hendrik has provided much assistance with respect to the Mega tailings facilities to be established by Harmony and Mintails in the two different areas. ^[1]

Quote

Quote: "Expenditure in individual human capital and community development is an investment and not a cost." ^[1]

References

Offices held

Political offices
Preceded by ??	Shadow Deputy Minister of Mining 2004–present	Incumbent

v t e Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of South Africa

Shadow Ministers:	Davidson De Freitas Dreyer Farrow Greyling Harris Hoosen James Kloppers-Lourens Kohler Barnard Kopane Lamoela Lorimer Lotriet Lovemore K Marais Max Maynier Mazibuko Mcgluwa Michael Mokgalapa Morgan Motau Ollis Rabotapi Selfe Shinn Smuts Steenhuisen Steyn Trollip Van den Berg Waters

Shadow Deputy Ministers:	Boinamo Bosman Coetzee Du Toit Duncan Eloff Esau Hill-Lewis Krumbock Lee E Marais Mnqasela More Mubu Paulse Robinson Ross Schafer Schmidt Smalle Smiles Steyn Stubbe Swathe Terblanche Van Dalen Van der Linde Van der Westhuizen Van Dyk Van Schalkwyk Wenger

Other Members in Attendance:	George Kalyan Rabie Swart Watson

v t e Current members of the National Assembly of South Africa by party

ANC	Sisulu Abram Ainslie Balfour Baloyi Bapela Bastardo-Ibanez R Bhengu P Bhengu Bikani Bloem Bogopane-Zulu Bonhomme Booi Borman Boshigo Botha Burgess Carrim Chabane Chauke Chikunga Chohan Coleman Cronin Dambuza Davies De Lange Diale Dikgacwi Dlamini Dlulane Doidge Dubazana Dube Duma Dunjwa Ebrahim Farisani Fihla Fransman Frolick Fubbs Gasebonwe Gcwabaza Gelderblom Gigaba Gina Godongwana Golobo Gona Goqwana Gumede Gungubele Gxowa Hajaig Hanekom Hangana Hendricks Holomisa Huang Jeffery Joemat-Peterson Johnson Kekana Kenye Khorai Kholwane Khumalo Khunou Komphela Koornhof Kota-Fredericks Kubayi Landers Lekgetho Line Luthuli Luyenge Maake Mabaso Mabedla Mabudafhasi Mabuza Madikizela-Mandela Madlala Maduna Mapule Mafolo Magagula Magama Magau Magazi Magwanishe Mahlangu-Nkabinde Makasi Makhubela-Mashele Makhubele Makwetla Malale Malgas Maluleka Maluleka Manamela Manana Mandela Manganye Mangena Manuel Martins Masango Mashigo Mashile Mashishi Masilo Masutha Mataboge Mathebe Mathebe Mathebula Mathibela Matlanyane Matshoba Maunye Mavunda Mbalula Mbili Mdaka Mdakane Mdladlana Mentor Mfeketo Mgabadeli Mjobo H Mkhize L Mkhize Mkhulusi Mlambo Mlangeni Mmusi Mnisi Mocumi Mohale Molebatsi Molewa Moloi-Moroka Monareng Morutoa Moss Motimele Motlanthe M Motshekga A Motshekga Motsoaledi Mpahlwa E Mthethwa N Mthethwa Mtshali Mufamadi Mugwanya Mushwana Muthambi Mchabeleng Ndabandaba Ndabeni Ndebele Nel Nelson Nene Newhoudt-Druchen Ngcobo Ngele Ngwenya Ngwenya-Mabila Nhlengethwa Njikelana Nkoana-Mashabane Nkwinti Nonkonyana November C Nqakula N Nqakula B Ntuli Z Ntuli Nxesi Nxumalo Nyama M Nyanda S Nyanda Nyekemba Nzimande Oliphant Oosthuizen Padayachie Pandor Peters Phaahla Phaliso Pillay Pilusa-Mosoane Pule B Radebe G Radebe J Radebe Ramathlodi Ramodibe Rantsolase Saal Schneemann Sefularo Segale-Diswai Selau Sexwale Shabangu Shiceka Shoba Sibhida Sibiya L Sisulu Sithole Smith Sizani Skosana Skweyiya Snell Sogoni Sonjica Sosibo Soytu Stofile Suka Sulliman Surty Thabethe Thobejane Thomson Tinto Tlake Tobias Tsebe Tseke Tsenoli Tshivhase Tshwete Tsotetsi Turok Twala Vadi van der Merwe van Schalkwyk Vanqa Williams Xaba Xasa Xingwana Yengeni B Zulu L Zulu Zuma

DA	Mazibuko Balindlela Boinamo Bosman R Coetzee T Coetzee Davidson De Freitas Doman Dreyer Du Toit Duncan Ellis Farrow Figlan Fritz George James Kalyan Kloppers-Lourens Kohler Barnard Kopane Krumbock Lamoela Lee Lorimer Lotriet E Marais S Marais Masango Maynier Michael Mnqasela Mokgalapa More Morgan Motau Mubu Ollis Pretorius Rabie Rabotapi Robinson Schäfer H Schmidt J Schmidt Selfe Shinn Smiles Smuts Steele A Steyn B Steyn Swart Swathe Terblanche Trollip van Dalen van den Berg van der Linde van der Walt van der Westhuizen van Dyk van Schalkwyk Waters Wenger

COPE	Lekota Adams Blaai Botha Carter Dandala Dexter Gcume George Kganare Kilian Koornhof MacKenzie Madisha Mashiane Mda Mnguni Molao Ndude Ngonyama Nhanha Njobe Ntshiqela Odendaal Rwexana Shilowa Thusi Tolo Vukuza-Linda

IFP	Buthelezi Cebekhulu Dhlamini Lucas Helen Makhuba Mncwango Mpontshane Christian Msimang Msweli Ndlovu Seeng Ntanzi Mario Oriani-Ambrosini Narend Singh Skosana Smith van der Merwe Zikalala Zondi

FF+	P Mulder Groenewald C Mulder Spies

ID	de Lille Greyling Hoosen Seirus

UDM	Holomisa Gaehler Kganyago Stanley Ntapane

ACDP	Meshoe Dudley Swart

APC	Godi

AZAPO	Mangena

MF	Bhoola

PAC	Mphahlele

UCDP	Ditshetelo

Party leaders in italics

Persondata
Name	Schmidt, Hendrick
Alternative names
Short description	South African politician
Date of birth
Place of birth	Klerksdorp
Date of death
Place of death

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