Chris Pappas (South African politician)

Chris Pappas
Pappas in 2021
Mayor of the uMngeni Local Municipality
Assumed office
22 November 2021
DeputySandile Mnikathi
Preceded bySizwe Sokhela
Deputy Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal
In office
27 March 2021 – 29 April 2023
LeaderFrancois Rodgers
Preceded byMergan Chetty
Succeeded bySthembiso Ngema
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
In office
22 May 2019 – November 2021
Succeeded byMmabatho Tembe
Personal details
BornChristopher John Pappas
(1991-08-26) 26 August 1991
PartyDemocratic Alliance (2014–present)
Other political
affiliations
Congress of the People (2010–2013)
Education
Alma materUniversity of Pretoria
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Christopher John Pappas (born 26 August 1991) is a South African politician who is the mayor of the uMngeni Local Municipality. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he served as party's deputy provincial leader from 2021 until 2023. Pappas served as a member of the eThekwini city council from 2016 until 2019 and as a DA Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 2019 to 2021.

In September 2023, Pappas was included on the "TIME100 Next list" by Time magazine. He was his party's candidate for the premiership of KwaZulu-Natal in the country's 2024 election.