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Christiaan Frederik Beyers Smit is a South African politician who has been a permanent delegate on the National Council of Provinces from May 2014 to May 2024. Smit is a member of the Limpopo delegation and a party member of the Democratic Alliance.

Political career

Smit is a former PR and Executive councillor of the Mogalakwena Local Municipality. In October 2017, he was elected as one of two deputy provincial chairpersons of the Democratic Alliance.

Parliamentary career

Following the general election that was held on 7 May 2014, Smit was elected as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces from Limpopo. He was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on 22 May 2014. In June 2014, he was assigned to his committees for the 2014–2019 term.

On 23 May 2019, Smit took office for his second term as a permanent delegate to the NCOP. The DA appointed him as their shadow chairperson. He was named to his new committees on 24 June 2019.

He was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in 2024.

Beyer is openly gay.

Current assignments

• Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests
• Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
• Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communication

Past committee assignments

• Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises (2014–2019)
• Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources (2014–2019)

References

1. Mandiwana, Nyambeni (2 September 2014). "Former mayor shot during a protest". ReviewOnline. Retrieved 28 September 2020. Mogalakwena DA ward councillor, Beyers Smit, said the entire situation was now out of control.
2. Erasmus, Nellie (21 October 2017). "BREAKING NEWS: Jacques Smalle re-elected as DA Provincial Leader". ReviewOnline. Polokwane. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
3. "Hansard: NCOP: Appointment of returning Officers; Election of Chairperson of National Council of Provinces". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
4. ^ "Mr Christiaan Frederik Beyers Smit". People's Assembly. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
5. Bapela, Lizzy (20 June 2019). "Waterberg has a foot in DA shadow Cabinet". Die Pos. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
6. "Out and proud | Here are ten South African openly LGBTQ MPS". 13 June 2017.

External links

• Christiaan Frederik Beyers Smit at Parliament of South Africa

• Living people
• Afrikaner people
• People from Mogalakwena Local Municipality
• Members of the National Council of Provinces
• Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians
• South African gay politicians
• Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2024–2029