Tertuis Simmers | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2022[a] | |
| Deputy | JP Smith (interim) Geordin Hill-Lewis |
| Preceded by | Albert Fritz (interim) |
| Western Cape Provincial Minister of Infrastructure | |
| Assumed office 22 April 2022 | |
| Premier | Alan Winde |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Western Cape Provincial Minister of Human Settlements | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 22 April 2022 | |
| Premier | Alan Winde |
| Preceded by | Bonginkosi Madikizela |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Acting Western Cape Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works | |
| In office 28 April 2021 – 24 May 2021 | |
| Premier | Alan Winde |
| Preceded by | Bonginkosi Madikizela |
| Succeeded by | Daylin Mitchell |
| Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2017 | |
| Interim Deputy Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape | |
| In office 21 August 2021 – 7 May 2022 | |
| Leader | Albert Fritz (interim) |
| Preceded by | Albert Fritz |
| Succeeded by | JP Smith (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1983 Nelspruit, South Africa |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse | Monique Simmers |
| Occupation | Politician |
Tertuis Alfred Simmers (born 23 March 1983) is a South African politician who has been serving as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Infrastructure since April 2022. He previously served as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Human Settlements from May 2019 to April 2022. He has been a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since 2017. Simmers is a member of the Democratic Alliance.[1]
On 21 August 2021, he was elected as the DA's interim deputy leader in the Western Cape. Following Albert Fritz's resignation from the DA over sexual assault allegations, he was elected interim provincial leader of the DA in May 2022.[2] He was elected provincial leader for a full term in November 2023.
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- ^ Tertuis Simmers. Retrieved on 27 March 2019.
- ^ Felix, Jason. "DA Western Cape elect new leader after dramatic Albert Fritz exit". News24. Retrieved 22 April 2022.