Ian Davidson (South African politician)

Ian Davidson MP


Shadow Minister of International Relations and Co-operation
In office 2012–2013
Leader	Helen Zille
Preceded by	Kenneth Mubu
Succeeded by	Justus de Goede
Personal details
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance

Ian Ormiston Davidson (born 1 January 1951) is a Member of the South African Parliament from the Democratic Alliance. He served as the Shadow Minister of International Relations and Co-operations from 2012 to 2013.

Education

After Matriculating from Parktown Boys' High School, Davidson went to the University of the Witwatersrand where he studied law. He has recently completed a Master of Law at the University of Stellenbosch.^[1]

Politics

Davidson joined the Progressive Party in 1969. He served as Johannesburg city councillor from 1982 to 1994. Davidson served in the Gauteng legislature from 1994 to 1999 and was first elected to parliament in 1999.^[2] As of May 2007 he serves as chief whip of the party in parliament,^[3] taking over from Douglas Gibson. He also serves on the portfolio committee on finance. He currently represents the constituency of Linden, Johannesburg.

References

Current members of the National Assembly of South Africa by party

ANC	Mbete Abrahams Adams Bam-Mugwanya Bapela Basson Bekwa Beukman P Bhengu F Bhengu\| R Bhengu Bilankulu Bogopane-Zulu Bongo Bonhomme Booi Boroto Boshielo Botha Brown R Capa N Capa Carrim M Cele B Cele Chabane Chauke Chikunga Chohan Chueu Coleman Cronin Cwele Davies Didiza Dirks Dlakude Dlamini Dlamini-Dubazana Dlodlo Dlomo Dlulane Dunjwa Ebrahim Faku Frolick Fubbs Gamede Gcwabaza Gigaba Gina Goqwana Gordhan Gumede Hanekom Holomisa Jeffery Joemat-Peterson Johnson Jonas Jordan Kalako C Kekana D Kekana E Kekana H Kekana P Kekana Kenye Khoarai Khosa Khoza Khunou Koornhof Kota-Fredericks Kubayi Landers Lesoma Letsatsi-Duba Loliwe Luzipo Maake Mabasa P Mabe B Mabe Mabija Mabilo Mabudafhasi Madella Madikizela-Mandela Madlopha Maesela Mafolo Mafu Magadla Magadzi Magwanishe Mahambehlala Mahlalela D Mahlangu J Mahlangu Mahlobo Maila Majola Makhubela-Mashele Makhubele Makondo Makwetla Malgas Maluleke Manamela D Manana M Manana S Manana Mandela Mantashe Maphatsoe Mapisa-Nqakula Mapulane Martins Masango Masehela Maseko\| Mashatile Mashego-Dlamini Mashile Masina Masondo Masuku Masutha Mathale Mathebe Matlala Matshoba Matsimbi Mavunda Maxegwana Mbalula Mchunu Mdaka Mdakane Memela Mfeketo Mjobo H Mkhize Mkongi Mmemezi Mmusi Mnganga-Gcabashe D Mnguni P Mnguni Mnisi Mogotsi Mokoto Molebatsi Molewa Moloi-Moroka Morutoa Mosala Mothapo Motimele M Motshekga A Motshekga Motsoaledi J Mthembu N Mthembu E Mthethwa N Mthethwa Mudau Muthambi Nchabeleng Ndaba Ndabeni Ndogeni Nel Nene Nesi Ngcobo Ngwenya-Mabila Nkadimeng Nkoana Nkoana-Mashabane Nkwinti Nobanda Ntombela Ntwanambi Nxesi Nyalungu Nzimande G Oliphant M Oliphant Oosthuizen Pandor Patel Peters Phaahla Phosa Pikinini Pilane-Majake Qikani B Radebe G Radebe J Radebe Ralegoma Ramaphosa Ramatlakane Ramathlodi Ramokhoase Rantho Raphuti Scheepers Semenya September Shabangu Shope-Sithole Sibande Sisulu Siwela Sizani Skosana Skwatsha Smith Soytu Surty Thabethe Thomson Tleane Tobias Tom Tseke Tseli Tsenoli Tshwete Tsoleli Tsopo Tsotetsi Van Schalkwyk Xasa Xego-Sovita Yengeni Zokwana L Zulu

DA	Maimane America Atkinson Bagraim Baker Balindlela Basson Bergman Bhanga Boshoff Brauteseth Breytenbach Cardo Cassim Chance Davis De Freitas De Kock Dreyer Esau Figg Figlan Gana George Gqada Greyling Grootboom Hadebe Hill-Lewis Hoosen Horn Hunsinger L James W James Jongbloed Kalyan Kohler Barnard Kopane Kruger Krumbock Lees Lorimer Lotriet Lovemore Mackay MacKenzie Macpherson Majola E Marais K Marais Masango Matsepe Maynier Mbhele McGluwa McLoughlin Mhlongo Michael Mileham Mokgalapa Motau Mubu Ollis Rabotapi Redelinghuys Robinson Ross Schmidt Selfe Seshoka Shinn Stander Steenhuisen Steenkamp Steyn Stubbe Tarabella Marchesi Terblanche Van Damme van der Walt van der Westhuizen Van Dyk Van Onselen Volmink Vos Walters Waters Whitfield Wilson

EFF	Malema Gardee Joseph Khawula Khoza Litchfield-Tshabalala Louw Mashabela Matiase Matlhoko Matshobeni Maxon Mbatha Mente-Nqweniso Mngxitama Moonsamy Morapela Moteka Mulaudzi Ndlozi Ntobongwana Ramakatsa Shivambu Sonti Twala

IFP	Buthelezi Esterhuizen Hlengwa Mcwango Mphontshane Nkomo Oriani-Ambrosini Singh Sithole Van Der Merwe

NFP	kaMagwasa-Msibi Khubisa Mabika Mncwabe Shaik Emam Shelembe

UDM	Holomisa Filtane Kwankwa Majeke

FF+	P Mulder Alberts Groenewald C Mulder

COPE	Lekota Carter Madisha

ACDP	Meshoe Dudley Swart

AIC	Galo Jafta Ntshayisa

Agang SA	Plouamma Tshishonga

PAC	Mphethi

APC	Godi

Party leaders in italics

Members of the South African Parliament from Gauteng

Elected in the 2004 election	ANC (35 NA seats) Democratic Alliance (15 NA seats) Inkatha Freedom Party (1 NA seat) FF+ (1 NA seat)

National Assembly	Kopeng Bapela (ANC) Johannes Blanché (DA) Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu (ANC) George Boinamo (DA) Ismail Cachalia (ANC) Sheila Camerer (DA) Ryan Coetzee (DA) Pamela Daniels (ANC) Ian Davidson (DA) Patricia de Lille (ID) Bonginkosi Dhlamini (IFP) Anchin Dreyer (DA) Joanmariae Fubbs (ANC) Douglas Gibson (DA) Nonkumbi Gxowa (ANC) Fatima Hajaig (ANC) Barbara Hogan (ANC) Loretta Jacobus (ANC) Charles Kekana (ANC) Les Labuschagne (DA) Tony Leon (DA) Mighty Madasa (ANC) Homes Maluleka (ANC) Daniel Maluleke (ANC) Maggie Maunye (ANC) Karel Minnie (DA) Andrew Mlangeni (ANC) Aubrey Mogoena (ANC) Phillip Moleketi (ANC) Oupa Monareng (ANC) Storey Morutoa (ANC) Semamanyane Motubatse-Hounkpatin (ANC) Andries Nel (ANC) Nompendulo Ngcengwane (ANC) Nombuyiselo Ngele (ANC) Winnie Ngwenya (ANC) Sisa Njikelana (ANC) Richard Ntuli (ANC) Muntu Mxumalo (ANC) Dorothy Ramodibe (ANC) Hendrik Schmidt (DA) Greg Schneemann (ANC) Janet Semple (DA) Dumisani Sithole (ANC) Vincent Smith (ANC) Willie Spies (FF+) Butch Steyn (DA) Elizabeth Thabethe (ANC) Ismail Vadi (ANC) Manie van Dyk (DA) Mike Waters (DA) Lulama Xingwana (ANC) Langa Zita (ANC)

NCOP	Nomopo Madlala-Maqubane (ANC) Faith Mazibuko (ANC) Sicelo Shiceka (ANC) Elliot Sogoni (ANC) Sherry Chen (DA) Madala Mzizi (IFP)

Ian Davidson (South African politician)

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