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Marthinus van Schalkwyk

Politician

Marthinus van Schalkwyk is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Marthinus Christoffel Johannes Van Schalkwyk · Marthinus van Schalkwyk · 马蒂纳斯·范斯卡尔奎克				[sources]
Other name	Marthinus van Schalkwyk · Marthinus·範·斯卡爾奎克 · Marthinus·范·斯卡尔奎克 · 马蒂纳斯·范·斯卡尔奎克				[sources]
Weak alias	Schalkwyk · 馬蒂納斯·范·斯卡爾奎克				[sources]
Birth date	1959-11-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Polokwane				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	South Africa				[sources]
Country	South Africa				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Marthinus Christoffel Johannes				[sources]
Last name	Van Schalkwyk				[sources]
Title	Mr				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1390963				[sources]
Position	Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (2004-2009) · Department of Tourism (2009-2014) · Leader of the Opposition (1997-1999) · National Assembly (member, 2014-2014) · National Executive (Minister of Tourism, -2014) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Johannesburg				[sources]
Source link	www.pa.org.za				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

South African politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Tourism	-	2014-05-27
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism	2004-04-29

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,025

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Wikidata · non-official source

South Africa National and Provincial Legislators1,965

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South Africa · PMG · non-official source

Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,361

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Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata349,826

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,410

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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