Alan Fuchs

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Alan Fuchs
Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
21 May 2014
Personal details
Born
Alan Joseph Fuchs

(1956-06-09) 9 June 1956 (age 67)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
ProfessionConsultant, politician

Alan Joseph Fuchs (born 9 June 1956) is a South African politician and a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature for the Democratic Alliance. He is currently the DA's Shadow MEC for Infrastructure Development.

Background[edit]

Fuchs worked as a consultant and project manager in the IT industry for many years.[1]

Political career[edit]

A member of the Democratic Alliance, Fuchs served as a Johannesburg city councillor for 18 years, 10 years as a ward councillor and 8 years as a proportional representation (PR) councillor. In 2013, Fuchs was appointed chief whip of the DA caucus in the city.

In 2014, Fuchs was elected as a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. He was then appointed as the DA's spokesperson (Shadow MEC) on Infrastructure Development by John Moodey, the DA's caucus leader.[2] During his first term in the provincial legislature, he served as an alternate member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and as a member of the Infrastructure Development Committee.[3] In 2016, he was the DA's campaign manager in the Mogale City Local Municipality for that's year municipal election. The DA briefly held the mayoral position after the election.[1]

In 2019, Fuchs was re-elected to the provincial legislature.[4] Newly elected DA caucus leader Solly Msimanga announced that Fuchs would remain as Infrastructure Development spokesperson.[5] He remained a member of the Infrastructure Development committee. He is also an alternate member of the Education Committee and a member of the Health Committee.[6] Fuchs is the DA's constituency head for Lenasia and surrounding areas.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Alan Fuchs Infrastructure Development, Health, Alternate Education". DA Gauteng. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ Moodey, John (3 June 2014). "The DA Gauteng Shadow Cabinet - John Moodey". Politicsweb. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Alan Fuchs". People's Assembly. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Provincial seats assigned - Gazette" (PDF). IEC. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Gauteng DA unveils the province's shadow MECs". IOL. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. ^ "COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE SIXTH LEGISLATURE (2019-2024)". Gauteng Provincial Legislature. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

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