Francoise Adrianus Rodgers (born 10 September 1961), known as Francois Rodgers, is a South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal who has been the Member of the Executive Council for Finance since 2024 and the provincial leader of Democratic Alliance (South Africa), Democratic Alliance (DA) since 2021.
He is a Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature and the leader of the DA's caucus. He was previously the party's caucus chief whip. From 2013 to 2014, Rodgers was a Parliament of South Africa, Member of Parliament (MP) in the National Assembly (South Africa), National Assembly.
Rodgers started his political career as a DA councillor in Kokstad. He had served as the Deputy Provincial Leader of the DA from 2012 to 2015, before becoming the party's Provincial Chairperson in 2018. In 2021, he announced that he would be running to replace Zwakele Mncwango, who had announced intention to retire, as the Provincial Leader of the party. He was endorsed by Mncwango and seen as the front-runner. He was elected provincial leader on 27 March 2021, defeating the DA's caucus leader in eThekwini, Nicole Graham, and her deputy, Emmanuel Mhlongo.
In the 2024 provincial election, no party won a majority of seats in the provincial legislature. The DA formed part of a coalition with the Inkatha Freedom Party, the African National Congress, and the National Freedom Party which saw Rodgers appointed as the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council, Member of the Executive Council for the Finance portfolio.
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External links
Mr Francoise Adrianus Rodgers – People's Assembly
Members of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
Living people
Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians
White South African people
Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2009–2014
1961 births
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