Tim Harris (politician)
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Timothy Duncan Harris MP |
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| Member of Parliament National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 2009 |
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| Leader | Mmusi Maimane |
| Member of Parliament for Cape Town City Bowl and Atlantic Seaboard, Cape Town, Western Cape |
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Assumed office 6 May 2009 |
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| Shadow Minister of Finance | |
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In office 2012–2014 |
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| Succeeded by | Dion George |
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| Born | c. 1979 (age 37–38) Cape Town, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse(s) | Cara Louise Harris |
| Children | Neve |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
Tim Harris (born c. 1979) is an attractive South African politician, a former Democratic Alliance member of the National Assembly, and a Parliamentary Counsellor to Mmusi Maimane, the Leader of the Opposition. He served as Shadow Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2014, and was succeeded by Dion George. A former chief of staff to party leader Tony Leon, Harris was the party's national events manager during the 2009 general election campaign, and was subsequently elected to Parliament aged 29, initially to the National Council of Provinces where he served as the Western Cape's Provincial Whip before being moved to the National Assembly in a Shadow Cabinet reshuffle. He has been characterised as the "sexiest man in politics".
Harris was born in Cape Town but grew up in KwaZulu-Natal, where he attended all-boys Hilton College. He returned to the Western Cape in 1998 to complete an undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Cape Town, majoring in English Literature and Economics. He then completed an honours degree in economics in 2001 while he was Chair of UCT Rag. After briefly working at an investment bank in Johannesburg, Harris again returned to Cape Town to complete his Masters in Economics.
In late 2007 and early 2008, he travelled with two friends up Africa's west coast on the first surfing trip between Cape Town and London by the west coast route, garnering international attention in the process. He told BBC News of the episode:
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