Mmusi Maimane

"Mmusi" and "Maimane" redirect here. For the Botswana court case, see Mmusi and Others v Ramantele and Another. For the journalist and novelist, see Arthur Maimane.

The Honourable
Mmusi Maimane
19th Leader of the Opposition
In office
29 May 2014 – 24 October 2019
PresidentJacob Zuma
Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded byLindiwe Mazibuko
Succeeded byJohn Steenhuisen
Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance
In office
10 May 2015 – 23 October 2019
ChairAthol Trollip
Preceded byHelen Zille
Succeeded byJohn Steenhuisen
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 June 2024
ConstituencyNational
In office
21 May 2014 – 24 October 2019
ConstituencyGauteng
National Spokesperson of the Democratic Alliance
In office
November 2011 – 6 May 2014
Preceded byLindiwe Mazibuko
Succeeded byMarius Redelinghuys
Phumzile van Damme
Leader of Build One South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 September 2022
DeputyNobuntu Hlazo-Webster
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born
Mmusi Aloysias Maimane

(1980-06-06) 6 June 1980 (age 44)
Krugersdorp, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Political party
Other political
affiliations		One South Africa Movement
(2020–present)
Spouse
Natalie Maimane
​
(m. 2005)​
Children3
EducationAllen Glen High School
University of the Witwatersrand (BA)
University of South Africa (MPA)
Bangor University (ThM)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • educator
  • pastor
  • spokesperson
  • civic activist
WebsiteOfficial website

Mmusi Aloysias Maimane[1] (born 6 June 1980)[2] is a South African politician, businessman, and leader of Build One South Africa, a political party. Maimane is also the former 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.[3]

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,[4] 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.[5] He formed the One South Africa Movement in 2020.[6] Mmusi Maimane launched his new political party, Build One South Africa on 24 September 2022.[7]

  1. ^ "Members of Parliament – Mr Maimane Mmusi Aloysias". Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ NPE2024 - National Candidates List as on 10 April 2024
  3. ^ "Maimane elected new DA leader". News24. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  4. ^ Davis, Rebecca (20 May 2011). "Local elections 2011: Beyond ANC and DA numbers". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. ^ Gareth van Onselen (4 May 2015). "The Right Reverend Aloysias Maimane | Columnists". BDlive. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  6. ^ Madia, Tshidi (6 March 2020). "Maimane calls on South Africans to join his civic movement, noting it is not a political party". News24. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Mmusi Maimane launches new political party". YouTube.