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Des van Rooyen
Ex-Finance Minister of South Africa
David Douglas "Des" van Rooyen (born 20 November 1968) is the former Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Minister of Finance of the Republic of South Africa.
He took office on 13 December 2015 and was dropped from cabinet on 27 February 2018 by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
He was elected as a member of the National Assembly, representing the UMkhonto we Sizwe, in the 2024 South African general election.
Political career
Van Rooyen served as an operative and soldier of the African National Congress's paramilitary force, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), which was integrated into the South African National Defence Force by 1994.
Van Rooyen has also held various leadership positions in labour and student organisations such as the COSAS, Khutsong Student Congress, United Democratic Front and National Union of Mineworkers.[1]
Van Rooyen also held a number of leadership positions in the ANC from 1994