Global InformationVisvin Reddy information
Visvin Reddy | |
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| President of African Democratic Change | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Visvin Gopal Reddy 7 December 1970 Shallcross, Durban Natal, South Africa |
| Political party | African Democratic Change |
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| Spouse |
Sharmaine Reddy (m. 1993) |
Visvin Gopal Reddy (born 7 December 1970) is a South African businessman and politician from Durban. He has been the leader of African Democratic Change since 2020 and represents the party as a local councillor in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.
Reddy entered politics in 1993 as a founding member of the Minority Front before defecting to the Democratic Alliance (DA) in 2004. After two months as a member of the DA, he spent a decade as a member of the African National Congress. He was also the founder of People Against Petrol and Paraffin Price Increases, a prominent civic organisation in Durban.