| Dennis Ryder | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Office: | Permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces from Gauteng |
| Term Start: | 23 May 2019 |
| Term Start1: | 1 July 2017 |
| Term End1: | 7 May 2019 |
| Birthname: | Dennis Richard Ryder |
| Birth Place: | East Rand, South Africa |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Party: | Democratic Alliance |
| Occupation: | Member of Parliament |
| Profession: | Politician |
Dennis Richard Ryder is a South African politician. He has been serving as a parliamentarian since July 2017. Ryder is a member of the Democratic Alliance (DA).
He started his political career by being elected the mini mayor of Bedfordview in 1983. He joined the Democratic Alliance (DA) and was elected a councillor of the Midvaal Local Municipality in 2011. He won re-election to a second term in 2016.[1] [2]
Ryder became a Member of Parliament in July 2017, as he was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament. Following the May 2019 general election, he was elected to the upper house, the National Council of Provinces,[3] as one of six permanent delegates from Gauteng.[4] On 24 June, he was given his committee assignments.