Nqaba Bhanga

Nqaba Bhanga
Leader of the Opposition in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
In office
9 December 2021 – 1 December 2023
PremierOscar Mabuyane
Preceded byBobby Stevenson
In office
22 May 2019 – 4 March 2020
Preceded byBobby Stevenson
Succeeded byBobby Stevenson
Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
In office
9 December 2021 – 1 December 2023
In office
22 May 2019 – 4 March 2020
Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay
In office
4 December 2020 – 22 November 2021
Preceded byTshonono Buyeye (acting)
Mongameli Bobani
Succeeded byEugene Johnson
Eastern Cape Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance
In office
6 May 2017 – 25 February 2023
Preceded byAthol Trollip
Succeeded byAndrew Whitfield
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
1 December 2011 – 6 August 2016
Personal details
Born
Bennet Mzwenqaba Bhanga

(1977-08-28) 28 August 1977 (age 47)
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress (up to 2010)
COPE (2011–2014)
Democratic Alliance (2014–2023)

Bennet Mzwenqaba Bhanga (born 28 August 1977), known as Nqaba Bhanga, is a South African politician. He is the former Leader of the Official Opposition in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature, the former Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape, a former Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay, a former Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Human Settlements in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, a former member of Parliament, and the DA's former Shadow Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA).[1]

  1. ^ "'Zuma will do to Ramaphosa what Mugabe did to Mujuru'". Bulawayo24 News. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.