Mike Waters (politician)

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Mike Waters MP

Shadow Minister of Health
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Leader	Helen Zille
Preceded by	Gareth Morgan
Member of Parliament for Kempton Park & Edenvale, Gauteng
Incumbent
Assumed office May 1999
Personal details
Born	(1967-06-30) 30 June 1967 Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance
Alma mater	Technikon Witwatersrand

Mike Waters (born 30 June 1967) is a South African politician, the Shadow Minister of Health,^[1] and a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA).^[2]

Early life

Mike Waters attended Bedfordview High School before attaining a diploma in Human Resources from Technikon Witwatersrand. He joined the Democratic Party in 1989, and became president of the DP National Youth in 1994.^[3]

Political career

Waters began his professional political career on the Kempton Park town council, winning a landmark by-election against the National Party in 1997. He was elected to Parliament in 1999, and subsequently was appointed DA spokesperson on Child Abuse. In 2004 he became Social Development spokesperson.^[3] He succeeded Gareth Morgan as shadow health minister in 2006 - a position he continues to hold.

Policy issues

AIDS policy

Waters has been a vocal critic of the African National Congress's health policies, particularly those of controversial former health minster Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.

He was suspended from the National Assembly by Speaker Baleka Mbete for five days after having submitted a written question to the minister concerning a rumour that Tshabalala-Msimang had been convicted of theft in Botswana in 1976 while working at a hospital, and whether or not she had disclosed this information to president Thabo Mbeki when she was first appointed to her portfolio. Mbete suspended him on the grounds that Waters' question contained "the use of offensive or unbecoming language", and that the question was supposed to have been submitted by a substantive motion of the house. Waters then challenged her over her ruling, at which point he was expelled. He was followed out by other DA members in protest.

Child abuse

As the DA's spokesperson on child abuse, Waters visited all 45 child protection units in South Africa during 2002. The following year he visited all 48 sexual offences units.^[3] He was vocally critical of the ruling ANC's decision to disband the amalgamated Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences units in 2006.^[4]

National Health Insurance

Waters has publicly criticised the ANC's proposed national health insurance scheme. He has labeled the plan anti-poor and irresponsible:

“

As always, the poor will be hardest hit, because the NHI does nothing to address the crisis in public health care. That crisis has been caused by a shortage of nurses and doctors, inadequate facilities and resources, and weak management systems. The poor bear the brunt of it. The NHI is not pro-poor. In fact it is anti-poor. It is a sure-fire recipe for the destruction of public health care.^[5]

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Offices held

Political offices
Preceded by Gareth Morgan	South African Shadow Minister of Health 2009–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	Waters, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	South African politician
Date of birth	30 June 1967
Place of birth	Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Date of death
Place of death

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