Mmusi Maimane
Mmusi Maimane | |
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| 19th Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 29 May 2014 – 24 October 2019 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Lindiwe Mazibuko |
| Succeeded by | John Steenhuisen |
| Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance | |
| In office 10 May 2015 – 23 October 2019 | |
| Chair | Athol Trollip |
| Preceded by | Helen Zille |
| Succeeded by | John Steenhuisen |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 14 June 2024 | |
| Constituency | National |
| In office 21 May 2014 – 24 October 2019 | |
| Constituency | Gauteng |
| National Spokesperson of the Democratic Alliance | |
| In office November 2011 – 6 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lindiwe Mazibuko |
| Succeeded by | Marius Redelinghuys Phumzile van Damme |
| Leader of Build One South Africa | |
| Assumed office 24 September 2022 | |
| Deputy | Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mmusi Aloysias Maimane 6 June 1980 |
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| Other political affiliations | One South Africa Movement (2020–present) |
| Spouse |
Natalie Maimane (m. 2005) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Allen Glen High School |
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand (BA) University of South Africa (MPA) Bangor University (ThM) University of Johannesburg (PhD) |
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| Website | Official website |
Mmusi Aloysias Maimane (born 6 June 1980) is a South African politician, businessman, and leader of Build One South Africa, a political party. Maimane was the leader of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) political party from 10 May 2015 to 23 October 2019, and the former Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of South Africa from 29 May 2014 to 24 October 2019. He became the first black South African to lead the DA.
Maimane is the former leader of the DA in the Johannesburg City Council and the DA National Spokesperson. In 2011, he was elected to be the DA's Johannesburg mayoral candidate in the 2011 municipal elections. In that election, Maimane helped to grow the party's voter base, but was not elected mayor. Thereafter he served as Leader of the Official Opposition on the Johannesburg City Council until May 2014. In addition to his political career, he is also a pastor and elder at Liberty Church. He formed the One South Africa Movement in 2020. Mmusi Maimane launched his new political party, Build One South Africa on 24 September 2022.