Tertuis Simmers

Tertuis Simmers
Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape
Assumed office
7 May 2022[a]
DeputyJP Smith (interim)
Geordin Hill-Lewis
Preceded byAlbert Fritz (interim)
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Infrastructure
Assumed office
22 April 2022
PremierAlan Winde
Preceded byOffice established
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Human Settlements
In office
23 May 2019 – 22 April 2022
PremierAlan Winde
Preceded byBonginkosi Madikizela
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Acting Western Cape Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works
In office
28 April 2021 – 24 May 2021
PremierAlan Winde
Preceded byBonginkosi Madikizela
Succeeded byDaylin Mitchell
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Assumed office
12 June 2017
Interim Deputy Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape
In office
21 August 2021 – 7 May 2022
LeaderAlbert Fritz (interim)
Preceded byAlbert Fritz
Succeeded byJP Smith (interim)
Personal details
Born (1983-03-23) 23 March 1983 (age 41)
Nelspruit, South Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
SpouseMonique Simmers
OccupationPolitician

Tertuis Alfred Simmers (born 23 March 1983) is a South African politician who has been serving as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Infrastructure since April 2022. He previously served as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Human Settlements from May 2019 to April 2022. He has been a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since 2017. Simmers is a member of the Democratic Alliance.[1]

On 21 August 2021, he was elected as the DA's interim deputy leader in the Western Cape. Following Albert Fritz's resignation from the DA over sexual assault allegations, he was elected interim provincial leader of the DA in May 2022.[2] He was elected provincial leader for a full term in November 2023.


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  1. ^ Tertuis Simmers. Retrieved on 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ Felix, Jason. "DA Western Cape elect new leader after dramatic Albert Fritz exit". News24. Retrieved 22 April 2022.