Francois Rodgers | |
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Leader of the Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal | |
Assumed office 27 March 2021 | |
Deputy | Chris Pappas |
Preceded by | Zwakele Mncwango |
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature | |
Assumed office 21 May 2014 | |
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
In office 14 March 2013 –6 May 2014 | |
Provincial Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance | |
In office 3 February 2018 [1] –27 March 2021 | |
Deputy | Hlengiwe Shozi Craig Miller Shehana Kajee [1] |
Preceded by | Haniff Hoosen |
Succeeded by | Dean Macpherson |
Deputy Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance | |
In office 17 March 2012 [2] –25 April 2015 | |
Leader | Sizwe Mchunu |
Preceded by | Sizwe Mchunu |
Succeeded by | Mergan Chetty |
Personal details | |
Born | Francoise Adrianus Rodgers 10 September 1961 |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Francoise Adrianus Rodgers (born 10 September 1961),known as Francois Rodgers,is a South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal who has been the provincial leader of Democratic Alliance (DA) since 2021.
He is a Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature and the leader of the DA's caucus. [3] [4] He was previously the party's caucus chief whip. From 2013 to 2014,Rodgers was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the National Assembly. [5] [6]
Rodgers started his political career as a DA councillor in Kokstad. He had served as the Deputy Provincial Leader of the DA from 2012 to 2015,before becoming the party's Provincial Chairperson in 2018. In 2021,he announced that he would be running to replace Zwakele Mncwango,who had announced intention to retire,as the Provincial Leader of the party. He was endorsed by Mncwango and seen as the front-runner. [7] He was elected provincial leader on 27 March 2021,defeating the DA's caucus leader in eThekwini,Nicole Graham,and her deputy,Emmanuel Mhlongo. [8]
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