Cilliers Brink
member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Cilliers Brink (born 12 June 1987) is a South African politician who was Mayor of Tshwane from 28 March 2023 until 26 September 2024. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he has served as a deputy federal chairperson of the party since April 2026.
He was the party's Shadow Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2020 until 2023 and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2019 to 2023. He was also the party's Shadow Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs between 2019 and 2020.
Brink was elected a DA councillor in Tshwane in 2011 and served as a member of the mayoral committee (MMC) between 2016 and 2019.
Education
Brink studied law at the University of Pretoria.
Political career
Brink has had an interest in politics since a young age. He joined the Democratic Alliance and was elected to the Tshwane city council in 2011. After the 2016 municipal elections, the DA gained control of Tshwane and Brink was appointed as the member of the mayoral committee for corporate and shared services, becoming the first DA politician to hold the post.
Parliamentary career
Prior to the 2019 South African general election held on 8 May, the DA revealed their candidate lists.
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