Francois Rodgers

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 (DA) since 2021.

Francois Rodgers MPL
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council for Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 June 2024
Premier	Thami Ntuli
Preceded by	Peggy Nkonyeni
Leader of the Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 March 2021
Deputy	Chris Pappas Sthembiso Ngema
Preceded by	Zwakele Mncwango
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 May 2014
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office 14 March 2013 – 6 May 2014
Provincial Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance
In office 3 February 2018[1] – 27 March 2021
Deputy	Hlengiwe Shozi Craig Miller Shehana Kajee[1]
Preceded by	Haniff Hoosen
Succeeded by	Dean Macpherson
Deputy Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance
In office 17 March 2012[2] – 25 April 2015
Leader	Sizwe Mchunu
Preceded by	Sizwe Mchunu
Succeeded by	Mergan Chetty
Personal details
Born	Francoise Adrianus Rodgers (1961-09-10) 10 September 1961 (age 63)
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance

He is a Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature and the leader of the DA's caucus.^[3][4] He was previously the party's caucus chief whip. From 2013 to 2014, Rodgers was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the National Assembly.^[5][6]

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.^[7] He was elected provincial leader on 27 March 2021, defeating the DA's caucus leader in eThekwini, Nicole Graham, and her deputy, Emmanuel Mhlongo.^[8]

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 Member of the Executive Council for the Finance portfolio.^[9]