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Mmusi Maimane: Biography of Mmusi Maimane, Age, Wife, Net Worth & Contact,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mmusi Maimane (born 6 June 1980 in Transvaal Province) is a South Africa politician and the leader of South Africa\u2019s opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) political party.<\/p>\n

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Mmusi Maimane Age<\/h2>\n
He was born on the 6th of June 1980. As of 2018, he is 38 years old.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Mmusi Maimane Family<\/h2>\n
His mother\u2019s name is Ethel Maimane while his father\u2019s name is Simon Maimane.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Mmusi Maimane Wife<\/h2>\n
He is married to\u00a0Natalie Maimane\u00a0and their wedding held in 2005 and together they have two children.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Mmusi Maimane Wedding<\/h2>\n
Mmusi and Natalie met at church. As a result of their relationship eight months later, they got married but obstacles and racial tensions were a reality. Hence, they had to dispel misconceptions about their interracial marriage.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Mmusi Maimane Education<\/h2>\n
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A former student of Allen Glen High School, where he matriculated in 1997.<\/li>\n
A graduate of the University of South Africa with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.<\/li>\n
Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Witwatersrand.<\/li>\n
Masters in Theology from Bangor University, Wales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>Mmusi Maimane Political Career<\/h2>\n
He applied in 2010 to run as a DA candidate for Johannesburg City Council and also for internal election as the DA candidate for Mayor of Johannesburg. In 2011 he was selected as DA National Spokesperson.<\/p>\n
At the 2012 DA Federal Congress, they elected him as Deputy Federal Chairperson. He applied to run as the DA candidate for Gauteng Premier in 2013.<\/p>\n
In the 2011 Local Government Elections, he lost, therefore, taking up the position of Leader of the Official Opposition.<\/p>\n
In Council, Maimane was on the Finance Committee, and also on the Governance Committee that he personally pushed to have constituted.<\/p>\n
The DA grew its share of the vote in Gauteng substantially in the 2014 election with Maimane at the helm, but notwithstanding, the ANC retained control of the province.<\/p>\n
Following this, Maimane was against serving in the provincial legislature and was instead sworn in as a member of the National Assembly of South Africa.<\/p>\n
The DA\u2019s parliamentary caucus met on 29 May 2014 to decide on the new parliamentary leadership.<\/p>\n
Maimane was the only candidate for the post of Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly.<\/p>\n
He was elected as the new Leader of the Opposition, becoming the first black male to hold the position in South Africa\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
On 5 June 2014, at Parliament in Cape Town, Maimane announced his Shadow Cabinet.<\/p>\n
Furthermore,\u00a0on May 10, 2015, he became the leader of the DA at the party\u2019s 2015 Federal Congress in Port Elizabeth.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Mmusi Maimane Contact Details<\/h2>\n
DA Leader\u2019s Office<\/p>\n
Phone: +27 (0) 21 465 1431
\nFax: +27 (0) 21 466 8394
\nEmail:\u00a0leader@da.org.za<\/p>\n
Postal Address:<\/p>\n
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The Democratic Alliance<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
P.O. Box 15
\nCape Town
\n8000<\/p>\n
<\/span>Twitter<\/h2>\n
Tweets by MmusiMaimane<\/a>