Alan Fuchs

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Alan Fuchs
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Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
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21 May 2014
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Born
Alan Joseph Fuchs

(1956-06-09) 9 June 1956 (age 67)
NationalitySouth African
Political party Democratic Alliance
ProfessionConsultant, politician

Alan Joseph Fuchs (born 9 June 1956) is a South African politician and a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature for the Democratic Alliance. He is currently the DA's Shadow MEC for Infrastructure Development.

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Background

Fuchs worked as a consultant and project manager in the IT industry for many years. [1]

Political career

A member of the Democratic Alliance, Fuchs served as a Johannesburg city councillor for 18 years, 10 years as a ward councillor and 8 years as a proportional representation (PR) councillor. In 2013, Fuchs was appointed chief whip of the DA caucus in the city.

In 2014, Fuchs was elected as a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. He was then appointed as the DA's spokesperson (Shadow MEC) on Infrastructure Development by John Moodey, the DA's caucus leader. [2] During his first term in the provincial legislature, he served as an alternate member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and as a member of the Infrastructure Development Committee. [3] In 2016, he was the DA's campaign manager in the Mogale City Local Municipality for that's year municipal election. The DA briefly held the mayoral position after the election. [1]

In 2019, Fuchs was re-elected to the provincial legislature. [4] Newly elected DA caucus leader Solly Msimanga announced that Fuchs would remain as Infrastructure Development spokesperson. [5] He remained a member of the Infrastructure Development committee. He is also an alternate member of the Education Committee and a member of the Health Committee. [6] Fuchs is the DA's constituency head for Lenasia and surrounding areas. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alan Fuchs Infrastructure Development, Health, Alternate Education". DA Gauteng. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. Moodey, John (3 June 2014). "The DA Gauteng Shadow Cabinet - John Moodey". Politicsweb. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Alan Fuchs". People's Assembly. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. "Provincial seats assigned - Gazette" (PDF). IEC. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. "Gauteng DA unveils the province's shadow MECs". IOL. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. "COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE SIXTH LEGISLATURE (2019-2024)". Gauteng Provincial Legislature. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.