Ricardo Mackenzie

Ricardo Mackenzie
MPP
Ricardo Mackenzie MPP
Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport of the Western Cape
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 13 June 2024
Premier	Alan Winde
Preceded by	Anroux Marais
Minister of Mobility of the Western Cape
	In office; 20 February 2023 – 13 June 2024
Premier	Alan Winde
Preceded by	Daylin Mitchell
Succeeded by	Isaac Sileku
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 May 2014
Personal details
Born	Ricardo Denver Mackenzie; 15 October 1977 (age 47)
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance (2014–present)
Other political; affiliations	African National Congress (Until 2014)
Alma mater	University of the Witwatersrand
Occupation	Member of the Provincial Parliament
Profession	Politician

Ricardo Denver Mackenzie (born 15 October 1977) is a South African politician who has served as the Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport of the Western Cape since June 2024. He had previously served as the Provincial Minister of Mobility from February 2023 until June 2024. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he has been a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since May 2014.

Mackenzie is a former Manager/PA to African National Congress member and national cabinet minister Fikile Mbalula. He is also the DA's constituency head in Mitchells Plain.

Early life

Mackenzie studied at the University of the Witwatersrand where he obtained a graduate certificate in governance and leadership. As of 2019, he is studying for a post-graduate diploma in governance. He worked for the Presidency, Old Mutual, and JPMorgan Chase before being appointed Manager/PA to the then-Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula.^[1]

Political career

In January 2014, Mackenzie announced that he had resigned as Mbalula's Manager/PA and as a member of the African National Congress.^[2] He joined the Democratic Alliance and was announced as a candidate for the Western Cape Provincial Parliament ahead of the 2014 general election. He was elected and sworn in as an MPP on 21 May 2014.^[3] During the fifth term of the provincial parliament, he served as the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Cultural Affairs and Sports.^[1]

Mackenzie was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. He is the DA's constituency head in Mitchells Plain. In June 2019, he was elected as the chairperson of the Standing Committee on the Premier and Constitutional Matters.^[1]

Provincial government

On 14 February 2023, Weekend Argus reported that Mackenzie was touted as the next Minister of Mobility in the Western Cape following Daylin Mitchell's departure from the position after he was elected Speaker of the Provincial Parliament in December 2022.^[4] On 20 February, Mackenzie was appointed to the position by Premier Alan Winde.^[5]

After the 2024 provincial election, Winde moved him to the Sport and Cultural Affairs portfolio of the Provincial Cabinet.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gerber, Jan (4 June 2019). "Former Bitou mayor to chair Western Cape's Scopa". News24. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ "Mbalula's aide defects to DA". eNCA. Johannesburg. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ Felix, Jason; Mzansti, Siyavuya (12 May 2014). "DA leadership gets reshuffle in province". IOL. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ Nel, Brandon. "DA's Ricardo Mackenzie tipped to become W Cape MEC for Mobility". Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ Tshuma, Nomalanga. "Ricardo Mackenzie appointed as new head of the Western Cape's Mobility Department". Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ Charles, Marvin. "Some left out in cold, others stuck on benches: No space in Winde's new cabinet for Nomafrench Mbombo". News24. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

External links

Mr Ricardo Denver Mackenzie at People's Assembly
"Hon Ricardo Mackenzie". Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP). Archived from the original on 21 June 2020.

[news24-1] Gerber, Jan (4 June 2019). "Former Bitou mayor to chair Western Cape's Scopa". News24. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[2] "Mbalula's aide defects to DA". eNCA. Johannesburg. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[3] Felix, Jason; Mzansti, Siyavuya (12 May 2014). "DA leadership gets reshuffle in province". IOL. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[4] Nel, Brandon. "DA's Ricardo Mackenzie tipped to become W Cape MEC for Mobility". Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[5] Tshuma, Nomalanga. "Ricardo Mackenzie appointed as new head of the Western Cape's Mobility Department". Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[6] Charles, Marvin. "Some left out in cold, others stuck on benches: No space in Winde's new cabinet for Nomafrench Mbombo". News24. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

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