Désirée van der Walt

Désirée van der Walt
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
1 August 2023
Preceded byLindy Wilson
In office
21 May 2014 – 30 April 2023
Succeeded byJacques Smalle
In office
21 April 2004 – 10 September 2010
Succeeded byJacques Smalle
Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature
In office
5 May 2023 – 31 July 2023
Preceded byJacques Smmalle
Succeeded byLindy Wilson
In office
28 September 2010 – 6 May 2014
Preceded byJacques Smalle
Leader of the Democratic Alliance in Limpopo
In office
2008 – 9 June 2012
Preceded byMike Holford
Succeeded byJacques Smalle
Personal details
Born (1956-04-20) 20 April 1956
PartyDemocratic Alliance
Domestic partnerManny de Gouveia (2011–2021; his death)
Children2 daughters
Alma materHoërskool Klerksdorp
OccupationPolitician
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Désirée van der Walt (born 20 April 1956) is a South African politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since August 2023, previously serving in the Assembly between 2004 and 2010 and again from 2014 to 2023. She was a member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature from 2010 to 2014 and again in 2023. Van der Walt is a member of the Democratic Alliance.