Parliamentarian
Kalyan has been an MP since 1999 and has served on the Health, Social Development and Home Affairs portfolio committees. She was the DA spokesperson HIV/AIDS from 2004 to 2009, and has also been a whip since 2000. On her re-election to Parliament in 2009, she retained her position as a whip and was appointed as the Shadow Minister of Science and Technology. She was elected Deputy Chief Whip in 2011.
She serves on several other committees including the Chief Whips Forum, the NA Programme committee, the NA and the Joint Rules committees, the Members Facilities Leadership Program, Quarterly Consultative Forum and the Africa Peer Review Mechanism. She is the spokesperson for Portfolio Committee On Home Affairs.
“Affirm your worth in the universe everyday by giving yourself a pat on your shoulders and a nod at your image in the mirror because you are worth making a fuss over."
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