John Steenhuisen
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The Honourable John Steenhuisen MP |
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| Chief Whip of the Official Opposition | |
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Assumed office 26 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Watty Watson |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
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Assumed office November 2010 |
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| Leader | Mmusi Maimane |
| Leader of the Opposition in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature | |
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In office 23 April 2009 – October 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Roger Burrows |
| Succeeded by | Sizwe Mchunu |
| Member of Provincial Legislature in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature | |
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In office 22 April 2009 – November 2010 |
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| Personal details | |
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25 March 1976 Durban, Natal Province, South Africa |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
John Steenhuisen (born 25 March 1976) is a South African politician, and the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition Democratic Alliance in the National Assembly. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature, on behalf of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and its leader, Mmusi Maimane. He was elected leader of the DA in KwaZulu-Natal during the 2009 Provincial Congress. He tendered his resignation on 18 October 2010, effective from 24 October. His deputy, Sizwe Mchunu, is his successor.
Steenhuisen was born in the city of Durban and he attended Northwood School.
Steenhuisen was elected to the then Durban City Council in 1999 at the age of 22, making him one of the youngest councillors in the history of the City. In 2006 he was elected the caucus leader of the official opposition, the Democratic Alliance, on the eThekwini council and served on the City’s Executive Committee.
He represented Durban North for 10 years until the 2009 General Election where he was elected leader of the DA caucus in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature.
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