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Timothy Duncan Harris | |
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| Chief executive officer of Wesgro | |
| Assumed office March 2015 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 6 May 2009 – 6 May 2014 | |
| Leader | Mmusi Maimane |
| Succeeded by | Michael Bagraim |
| Constituency | City Bowl and Atlantic Seaboard, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Shadow Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2012–2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Dion George |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1979 (age 44–45) Cape Town, South Africa |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse | Cara Louise Harris |
| Children | Neve |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
Tim Harris (born c. 1979) is a South African politician, a former Democratic Alliance member of the National Assembly, and a Parliamentary Counsellor to Mmusi Maimane, the Leader of the Opposition. He served as Shadow Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2014, and was succeeded by Dion George. A former chief of staff to party leader Tony Leon,[1] Harris was the party's national events manager during the 2009 general election campaign, and was subsequently elected to Parliament aged 29, initially to the National Council of Provinces where he served as the Western Cape's Provincial Whip before being moved to the National Assembly in a Shadow Cabinet reshuffle.[2] He has been characterised as the "sexiest man in politics".[3]
- ^ "Our People – Tim Harris". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Pillay, Verashni (22 June 2009). "Parliament's 'youth'". News24. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Sexist Man in Politics - Tim Harris on The Anne Hirsch Show S03 E08", The Anne Hirsch Show