Denis Joseph
{{short description|South African politician}}
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| office = Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
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| term_start = 22 May 2019
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Denis Joseph (born 2 September 1958) is a South African politician from the Western Cape. A member of the Democratic Alliance (DA), he was elected as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces in 2011. He served in the NCOP until his election to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in 2014. After the 2019 election, Joseph returned to Parliament to serve as an MP in the National Assembly until 2024.
Political career
Joseph served as a Democratic Alliance councillor in the City of Cape Town until he was elected as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces in October 2011.{{cite web |title=Mr Denis Joseph |url=https://www.pa.org.za/person/denis-joseph/#experience |website=People's Assembly |access-date=18 January 2021}} In the NCOP, he was a member of the Select Committee on Appropriations, the Select Committee on Finance, and the Joint Standing Committee on Defence.
For the 2014 provincial election, Joseph was placed 24th on the DA's list for the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.{{cite web |title=DA list of candidates for 2014 provincial and national elections |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/da-list-of-candidates-for-2014-provincial-and-nati |website=Politicsweb |access-date=18 January 2021}} He won a seat in the provincial parliament at the election and was appointed deputy chief whip of the DA caucus after his swearing-in.{{cite web |title=2014 elections: Members of Western Cape legislature |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/party/2014-elections-members-of-western-cape-legislature |website=Politicsweb |access-date=18 January 2021 |date=18 May 2014}} From 2014 to 2019, Joseph served as chairperson of the Budget Committee and the Standing Committee on Finance. He was also a member of the Public Accounts and Rules committees.
Joseph stood as a DA parliamentary candidate on the national list in the 2019 national elections, and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 22 May 2019.{{cite news |title=SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/Elections/News/see-these-are-the-people-who-will-represent-you-in-parliament-provincial-legislatures-20190515 |access-date=18 January 2021 |newspaper=News24 |date=15 May 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Selfe |first1=James |title=#DALists: One South Africa for All in action |url=https://www.da.org.za/2019/03/dalists-one-south-africa-for-all-in-action |website=Democratic Alliance |access-date=18 January 2021 |date=16 March 2019}}{{cite news |title=WATCH: Newly-elected MPs sworn in |url=https://www.enca.com/news/parliament-readies-swearing1 |access-date=18 January 2021 |newspaper=eNCA |date=22 May 2019 |archive-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019191543/https://www.enca.com/news/parliament-readies-swearing1 |url-status=dead }}
On 5 June 2019, DA leader Mmusi Maimane announced that Joseph and Ashor Sarupen would represent the DA on the Standing Committee on Appropriations.{{cite news |last1=Nkanjeni |first1=Unathi |title=DA shadow cabinet: What you need to know |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2019-06-06-da-shadow-cabinet-what-you-need-to-know/ |access-date=18 January 2021 |newspaper=TimesLIVE |date=6 June 2019}} After John Steenhuisen was elected party leader, he announced that Joseph would now serve on the Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture.{{cite web |last1=Mazzone |first1=Natasha |title=DA announces new Shadow Cabinet that will bring Real Hope and Real Change |url=https://www.da.org.za/2020/12/da-announces-new-shadow-cabinet-that-will-bring-real-hope-and-real-change |website=Democratic Alliance |access-date=18 January 2021}}
Joseph was not reelected to Parliament at the 2024 elections.{{Cite web |title=The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS {{!}} Politicsweb |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/the-400-mps-elected-to-the-national-assembly--iec |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=www.politicsweb.co.za |language=en}}
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Category:Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians
Category:Politicians from Cape Town
Category:Members of the National Council of Provinces
Category:Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2019–2024