Stevens Mokgalapa | |
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| Mayor of Tshwane | |
| In office 12 February 2019 – 26 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Solly Msimanga |
| Succeeded by | Randall Williams |
| Shadow Minister of International Relations and Co-operation | |
| In office 5 June 2014 – 11 February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Justus de Goede |
| Succeeded by | Darren Bergman |
| Shadow Minister of Human Settlements | |
| In office 1 February 2012 – 5 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Butch Steyn |
| Succeeded by | Makashule Gana |
| Shadow Deputy Minister of International Relations and Co-operation | |
| In office 14 May 2009 – 1 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Not known |
| Succeeded by | Billy Eloff |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 6 May 2009 – 11 February 2019 | |
| Constituency | Gauteng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1977 Winterveld, Pretoria, South Africa |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance (Until 2020) |
| Spouse | Pearl |
| Children | Rorisang |
| Alma mater | University of Pretoria University of the Western Cape University of Johannesburg |
Stevens Mokgalapa (born 9 April 1977) is a South African politician who served as the Mayor of Tshwane from 2019 to 2020. A former member of the Democratic Alliance (DA), he served as a Member of the National Assembly from 2009 to 2019. Within the DA's Shadow Cabinet, he served as Shadow Deputy Minister of International Relations and Co-operation from 2009 to 2012, as Shadow Minister of Human Settlements from 2012 to 2014 and as Shadow Minister of International Relations and Co-operation from 2014 to 2019 .
Prior to being elected to the National Assembly, Mokgalapa was a Tshwane Municipality councillor for a period of nine years.[1]
In February 2019, the Democratic Alliance selected Mokgalapa as the party's preferred mayoral candidate to succeed Solly Msimanga as Mayor of Tshwane. He was elected on 12 February 2019 and became the second Tshwane Mayor from the Democratic Alliance.[2][3] He announced on 2 February 2020 that he would resign at the end of the month.[4]
- ^ Mailovich, Claudi (2 May 2019). "PROFILE: Tshwane mayor Stevens Mokgalapa unapologetically liberal". BusinessDay. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Madia, Tshidi. DA names Tshwane mayoral candidate to succeed Solly Msimanga, News24, 3 February 2019. Retrieved on 3 February 2019.
- ^ DA’s Stevens Mokgalapa is Tshwane’s new mayor. Retrieved on 12 February 2019.
- ^ Kgosana, Rorisang (2 February 2020). "Mokgalapa to resign as Tshwane mayor". The Citizen. Retrieved 2 February 2020.