Thomas Walters (South African politician)

Thomas Charles Ravenscroft Walters (born 30 January 1976) is a South African politician of the Democratic Alliance (DA) who has been serving as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since May 2024.

[1] Thomas Walters obtained a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Stellenbosch.

[3][4] In November 2012, Walters was elected Deputy Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance Federal Council, defeating John Steenhuisen.

In June 2014, the Parliamentary Leader of the Democratic Alliance, Mmusi Maimane, appointed Walters as Shadow Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform.

[10][11] In October 2019, Walters declared his intention to contest the DA Federal Council chairpersonship election after James Selfe had announced his retirement.

[13] He was re-elected as a deputy chairperson of the DA Federal Council at the party's elective congress in October 2020.