Mark John Burke is a South African politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Democratic Alliance (DA) since 2024.
Mark John Burke | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 25 June 2024 | |
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| Born | Mark John Burke 1989 Free State, South Africa |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse | Talia Simone da Silva Burke |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
Background
editBurke was born in 1989 in Free State and is a native speaker of Afrikaans.[1] He earned two bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Language Technology from the Potchefstroom campus of North-West University.[2] During his time at North-West University, he founded the Debate Society.[3] He also earned master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town,[4] and a PhD from the University of Cambridge on a scholarship from the Mandela Rhodes Foundation.
Burke is the founder of ExpertRand, a company providing money transfer services for expatriate South Africans, and a cofounder of Kastelo, a fintech company. He is married to Dr. Talia Simone da Silva Burke.[5]
Parliamentary career
editBurke stood as a DA parliamentary candidate on the Western Cape list in the 2024 national elections and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly of South Africa. He was sworn in on 25 June 2024.[6] He is a member of the Standing Committee on Appropriations and is an alternate member of the Standing Committee on Finance.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Luister, you can keep your Oxford scholarship - Thought Leader". thoughtleader.co.za/. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "About the Contributors". IGI Global. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "About us". nwupukdebatesociety.weebly.com. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Mandela Rhodes Foundation Yearbook 2012" (PDF). 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Mark John Burke". The Mandela Rhodes Foundation. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Mark John Burke". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 7 August 2024.