Ivan Meyer

Ivan Henry Meyer (born 28 March 1962) is a South African politician who has been serving as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism since 2019.

He has also published various works in the fields of education, housing, local government and public administration.

He was appointed Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, succeeding Sakkie Jenner.

[5] In October 2012, he declared his candidacy to replace Theuns Botha as Provincial Leader of the Western Cape.

Botha had announced his intention to retire as leader, and Meyer was elected unopposed at the party's Provincial Congress on 13 October 2012.

He announced at the party's Provincial Congress that he was running to be one of the DA's three federal chairperson deputies.

[12] In May 2019, newly elected premier Alan Winde appointed Meyer as Provincial Minister of Agriculture.

[13] In October 2019, Meyer announced his candidacy for the post of interim Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance.