Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2022[a]
Deputy
JP Smith (interim) Geordin Hill-Lewis
Preceded by
Albert Fritz (interim)
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Infrastructure
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 April 2022
Premier
Alan Winde
Preceded by
Office established
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Human Settlements
In office 23 May 2019 – 22 April 2022
Premier
Alan Winde
Preceded by
Bonginkosi Madikizela
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Acting Western Cape Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works
In office 28 April 2021 – 24 May 2021
Premier
Alan Winde
Preceded by
Bonginkosi Madikizela
Succeeded by
Daylin Mitchell
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2017
Interim Deputy Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape
In office 21 August 2021 – 7 May 2022
Leader
Albert Fritz (interim)
Preceded by
Albert Fritz
Succeeded by
JP Smith (interim)
Personal details
Born
(1983-03-23) 23 March 1983 (age 41) Nelspruit, South Africa
Political party
Democratic Alliance
Spouse
Monique Simmers
Occupation
Politician
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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