Annette Steyn

Annette Steyn (born 2 June 1969) is a South African retired politician, formerly a Member of the National Assembly for the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA).

Shortly afterwards on 14 May 2009, the DA Parliamentary Leader, Athol Trollip, appointed her to the post of Shadow Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform.

[1] In February 2012, the newly elected DA Parliamentary Leader Lindiwe Mazibuko named Steyn as the new Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, succeeding incumbent Lourie Bosman.

[2][3] In her capacity as a Shadow Minister, Steyn has suggested that the national government should provide drought relief to struggling Northern Cape farmers.

[4][5][6][7] In June 2019, following her re-election, Steyn was named Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development by Mmusi Maimane.