12 Facts About Bobby Stevenson

Bobby Stevenson was the deputy provincial leader of the Democratic Alliance from 2007 until 2023.

Bobby Stevenson was born 19 February 1959 in Port Elizabeth, then part of South Africa's Cape Province.

In 1988, Bobby Stevenson was elected to the Port Elizabeth municipal council.

Bobby Stevenson was elected to the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature in the 1999 provincial election.

Bobby Stevenson is currently the chief whip of the official opposition.

Bobby Stevenson has been the deputy provincial leader of the party since 2007 and a member of the provincial executive committee since 2000.

Bobby Stevenson serves on the party's Federal Council, Federal Finance Committee and Federal Candidates Election Committee.

Bobby Stevenson is the leader of the Port Elizabeth South West constituency.

Bobby Stevenson was re-elected for a fifth term as deputy provincial leader at the party's virtual provincial congress in August 2020.

Bobby Stevenson now serves alongside Member of Parliament Chantel King.

Bobby Stevenson did not run for re-election at the party's provincial conference in February 2023.

In early-March 2024, Bobby Stevenson announced that he would be retiring from politics at the general elections on 29 May 2024.