Interview with Dean Macpherson

Dean Macpherson Shadow Minister Department of Trade & Industry

Dean Macpherson was elected to Parliament in 2014 at the age of 29 after growing frustrated with the economic path South Africa was taking. Since then, he has fought issues relating to the crisis in manufacturing, growing incentives for industrialization and fighting adverse legislation which seeks to undermine the economy. Dean believes in opening up markets for the competition which leads to inclusive growth, especially in digital spaces while scaling back on unnecessary government regulations.

Jordan: Dean, you are an adamant believer in cutting back on unnecessary regulation government regulations, can you give us an example of gambling legislations that you would cut back on?