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John Henry Steenhuisen (born 25 March 1976) is a South African politician who served as the twentieth leader of the Opposition from October 2019 to June 2024 (until his entry into the government of national unity after the 2024 South African general election).
4 days ago · John Steenhuisen (born March 25, 1976, Durban, South Africa) is a South African politician who since 2019 has led the Democratic Alliance (DA), the country’s leading opposition party. Steenhuisen grew up in Durban, in what was then the province of Natal (now part of KwaZulu-Natal ).
May 7, 2024 · South African opposition leader John Steenhuisen believes he has what it takes to eventually become president. That is despite coming up against the thorny issue of race and the African...
Jun 7, 2024 · As John Steenhuisen, who leads the second-largest party, negotiates for a place in the government, he must overcome perceptions that his Democratic Alliance favors the interests of white...
3 days ago · President Cyril Ramaphosa, the head of the African National Congress, and Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen met on Friday to resolve an impasse over the formation of the cabinet, said ...
2 days ago · The DA was also given six deputy ministries. Ramaphosa announced that the deputy president will be Paul Mashatile while the leader of the DA, John Steenhuisen was given the position of Minister of ...
1 day ago · FILE - South African Democratic Alliance opposition leader John Steenhuisen, center, arrives at the formal announcement of the results in South Africa’s general elections at the National Results Operations Center in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, June 2, 2024. South African lawmakers are expected to elect the country’s president on Friday, June 14 after being sworn in at the first sitting of Parliament that will also reveal the kind of unity government the ruling African National ...
5 days ago · South Africa's main coalition partners are at loggerheads just weeks after agreeing to share power, as President Cyril Ramaphosa accuses Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen of trying ...
Born in 1976, John Steenhuisen was elected Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) at the 2023 DA Federal Congress on 2 April 2023. John previously assumed the role of interim Federal Leader from November 2019, having served as the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition from May 2014 to October 2019.
May 30, 2024 · Steenhuisen, 48, who is white, became leader in 2019 after his Black predecessor Mmusi Maimane resigned, accusing some within the party of undermining his efforts to court Black voters.
