Roy Jankielsohn

Roy Jankielsohn
Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
December 2006
Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Free State
Assumed office
November 2020
Preceded byPatricia Kopane
In office
2006 – September 2012
Succeeded byPatricia Kopane
Member of the National Assembly
In office
12 June 2000 – 1 December 2006
ConstituencyFree State
Personal details
Born (1967-12-03) 3 December 1967 (age 56)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Party
SpouseAstrid Jankielsohn
Alma materUniversity of the North West (PhD)
University of the Free State (PhD)

Roy Jankielsohn (born 3 December 1967) is a South African politician who has been the leader of the opposition in the Free State Provincial Legislature since 2014. He has been the provincial leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Free State since 2020.

From 2000 to 2006, Jankielsohn represented the DA and Democratic Party in the National Assembly, where he was a member of Tony Leon's shadow cabinet. In December 2006, he joined the Free State Provincial Legislature as leader of the DA caucus, a position he has held since then. He also served an earlier term as DA provincial leader from 2006 to 2012.