Geordin Hill-Lewis

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Geordin Gwyn Hill-Lewis (born 31 December 1986) is a South African politician who has been the Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance since April 2026 and Mayor of Cape Town since November 2021. Born in Plettenberg Bay, Hill-Lewis attended Edgemead High School in Cape Town, and obtained an Honours degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Cape Town, and a Master's degree in Finance specialising in Economic Policy from the University of London. Hill-Lewis served in the National Assembly of South Africa for more than a decade from August 2011 to November 2021. He held multiple positions in the DA's Shadow Cabinet, including serving as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Public Service from August 2011 to February 2012, as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry from February 2012 to June 2014, as the Shadow Minister of Trade and Industry between June 2014 and June 2017, and as the Shadow Minister of Finance from June 2019 until he resigned to become mayor in...

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