Leader of the Opposition in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Solly Msimanga
MPL
Msimanga in 2017
Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance in Gauteng
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 November 2020 Acting: 2 September 2020 - 14 November 2020
Preceded by
John Moodey
Leader of the Opposition in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 May 2019
Premier
David Makhura Panyaza Lesufi
Preceded by
John Moodey
Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 February 2019
In office 21 May 2014 – 19 August 2016
Mayor of Tshwane
In office 19 August 2016 – 11 February 2019
Preceded by
Kgosientso Ramokgopa
Succeeded by
Stevens Mokgalapa
Provincial Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance in Gauteng
In office 22 November 2014 – 18 November 2017
Preceded by
Michael Moriarty
Succeeded by
Michael Moriarty
Personal details
Born
Solly Tshepiso Msimanga
(1980-07-16) 16 July 1980 (age 43) Atteridgeville, Pretoria, South Africa
Political party
Democratic Alliance (2006–present)
Spouse
Monde Msimanga (former)
Children
Amogelang Msimanga Aobokwe Msimanga
Alma mater
University of Pretoria (BCompt)
Solly Tshepiso Msimanga (born 16 July 1980) is a South African politician serving as the Leader of the Opposition in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since May 2019. He has been a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since February 2019, having previously served from 2014 to 2016. Msimanga was the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality from 2016 to 2019 and the DA Provincial Chairperson from 2014 to 2017. He is currently the Democratic Alliance's Gauteng Premier candidate for the 2024 elections. Msimanga was the party's unsuccessful candidate for the 2019 elections.[1][2][3]
^"Maimane announces Msimanga as Gauteng Premier candidate". SABC News. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^"Solly Tshepiso Msimanga". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^Poplak, Richard (19 July 2016). "How the DA's Solly Msimanga hopes to turn Battleground Tshwane into a better version of Sweden". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
Solly Tshepiso Msimanga (born 16 July 1980) is a South African politician serving as the Leader of the Opposition in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature...
Democratic Alliance (DA) nominated Mayor of Tshwane SollyMsimanga to be its premier candidate. Msimanga was elected Tshwane Mayor in the aftermath of the...
province, getting 50.19% of the vote. The DA is hoping to win Gauteng with SollyMsimanga as their premier candidate. Funzi Ngobeni is ActionSA's premier candidate...
Ramokgopa was succeeded as mayor by a Democratic Alliance candidate, SollyMsimanga, rather than by Didiza. While the votes in the election were still being...
the Tshwane City Council to determine the successor of SollyMsimanga as Mayor of Tshwane. Msimanga announced in January 2019 that he would resign as mayor...
prisoner, ex-vice-president of the PAC and retired deputy Chief Justice SollyMsimanga, former mayor of Pretoria (2016–2019) Tutu Puoane (born 1979), jazz...
succeed Makhura. He beat SollyMsimanga, the provincial leader of the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), with 38 votes to Msimanga's 22. While Lesufi was...
Susanna Campbell-Cloete Mahalia Josephine Kose Anthony Jonathan Hendricks SollyMsimanga Ashor Sarupen Cilliers Brink Michael Moriarty Fred Nel Mathew Cuthbert...
sworn-in". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 3 April 2020. Tandwa, Lizeka (17 May 2019). "Msimanga elected DA Gauteng caucus leader". News24. Retrieved 3 April 2020. "Lesufi...
by the EFF. DA Gauteng Provincial Legislature Member SollyMsimanga was elected mayor. Msimanga resigned in February 2019 and was succeeded by DA Member...
selected Mokgalapa as the party's preferred mayoral candidate to succeed SollyMsimanga as Mayor of Tshwane. He was elected on 12 February 2019 and became the...
aunt as Tshwane mayor. Mail & Guardian. retrieved on 17 February 2019. Msimanga elected Tshwane mayor. Retrieved on 17 February 2019. DA’s Stevens Mokgalapa...
They reside in Florida, Gauteng. Maphanga, Canny (2 September 2020). "SollyMsimanga appointed as acting DA Gauteng provincial leader". News24. Retrieved...
commenced on 22 May 2019, after he defeated the Democratic Alliance's SollyMsimanga for the post. On 27 June 2022, deputy provincial chairperson Panyaza...
2020). "SollyMsimanga cries 'freedom' after being elected Gauteng DA leader". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 14 November 2020. "DA elects SollyMsimanga as Gauteng...
for Tshwane. On 5 September 2015 the Democratic Alliance selected MPL SollyMsimanga over 2011 mayoral candidate Brandon Topham and councillor Bronwyn Engelbrecht...
Corporate and Shared Services In office August 2016 – May 2019 Mayor SollyMsimanga Personal details Born (1987-06-12) 12 June 1987 (age 36) Nationality...
least five people after it turned xenophobic in nature. 19 August: SollyMsimanga of the Democratic Alliance is sworn in as the Executive Mayor after...
Election 8 May 2019 Members 73 Speaker Ntombi Mekgwe Deputy Speaker Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela Premier Panyaza Lesufi Leader of the Opposition SollyMsimanga...
leader in the legislature, SollyMsimanga, of sexual harassment. She alleged that the incident happened in 2014. Msimanga denied the allegation. In December...
Lebogang More DA May 2014 May 2019 Michael Moriarty DA May 2014 May 2019 SollyMsimanga DA May 2014 August 2016 Fred Nel DA May 2014 May 2019 Refiloe Nt'sekhe...
After his re-election in 2019, the newly elected DA Caucus Leader, SollyMsimanga, appointed him as head of the team that deals with legislation. He is...
of the Provincial Legislature, SollyMsimanga, and 2011 mayoral candidate, Brandon Topham for the position. Msimanga was later chosen as the DA's mayoral...
re-elected to the provincial legislature. Newly elected DA caucus leader SollyMsimanga announced that Fuchs would remain as Infrastructure Development spokesperson...