Marthinus Van Schalkwyk, Mr |
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Personal |
- Date of Birth: 10 November 1959
- Marital Status: Married
- Other: Married to Suzette. Have two children, son Christiaan and daughter Maryke.
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Current Positions |
- Minister of Tourism of the Republic of South Africa since 11 May 2009.
- Member of Parliament since 1990
- Member of Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) since October 2009.
- Board member of International Marketing Council.
- Director of the Business Trust, an initiative that combines the resources of the government and business to create jobs, build capacity and combat poverty.
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Academic Qualifications |
- Matriculated from Pietersburg High School (1977).
- B Proc degree from Rand Afrikaans University (RAU).
- Bachelor of Arts honours degree in Political Science (RAU).
- Masters of Arts degree in Political Science from (RAU).
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Positions last held/Career/Memberships/Other Activities |
- Award for Academic Achievement of the Transvaal Lawyers' Association (1980).
- Awarded the Abe Bailey Bursary to Great Britain and Europe (1983).
- Recognised as Africa's Tourism Minister of the year at the Africa Investor Awards (February 2008).
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Contact Details |
- Lecturer in Political Science at Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) and University of Stellenbosch.
- Premier of Western Cape Province (21 June 2002 - 28 April 2004).
- Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism of the Republic of South Africa (April 2004 - April 2009).
- Chairperson of the Aviation, Travel and Tourism Industry Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum (WEF) for the 2010 - 2011 period.
- Chaired the inaugural meeting of the T-20 Tourism Ministers, and hosted the UNWTO summit on sport, tourism and mega-events in Johannesburg (February 2010).
- Member of the Legacy and Legal Committee of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup.
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| Source: Ministry of Tourism |
