1. Leon Basson has represented the Democratic Alliance in the National Assembly of South Africa since May 2014 and has been the party's provincial leader in the North West since November 2020.
11 Facts About Leon Basson
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Leon Basson succeeded Joe McGluwa as the DA's provincial leader at a party elective conference in November 2020.
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Leon Basson moved to Brits in the North West Province as a teenager in 1976 and remained there through his adult life.
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Leon Basson was a longstanding member of the governing bodies of Pansdrif Primary School and Hoerskool Brits, serving six years as chairperson of the former and nine years as chairperson of the latter.
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Leon Basson left the Madibeng council after the May 2014 general election, in which he was elected to represent the DA in the National Assembly.
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Leon Basson was attached to the DA's internal constituency office in Brits.
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Leon Basson became the head of the DA's Madibeng constituency office, and Maimane retained him in his shadow cabinet portfolio, which was enlarged in line with a government cabinet reshuffle; he was named as Shadow Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.
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On 21 November 2020, Leon Basson was elected unopposed as the DA's provincial leader in the North West, succeeding Joe McGluwa, who stood down.
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Leon Basson was re-elected for a second term as provincial leader at the DA's provincial conference on 29 July 2023.
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Leon Basson was elected to chair the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation in July 2024.
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Leon Basson is married to Daleen, and they have three children and six grandchildren.