James Vos

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James Vos
Alderman
City of Cape Town: Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities and Asset Management
Assumed office
20 December 2018
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
21 May 2014 – 11 November 2018
Shadow Minister of Tourism
In office
5 June 2014 – 11 November 2018
Preceded byStuart Farrow
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born
James Vos
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
ProfessionPolitician

James Vos is a South African politician. He has been the City of Cape Town's Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities and Asset Management since December 2018. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa between May 2014 and November 2018. Vos was also the party's shadow minister of tourism during his time in parliament.

Political career[]

Vos is a member of the Democratic Alliance. He was sworn in as a member of the National Assembly of South Africa on 21 May 2014.[1] On 5 June 2014, DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane appointed Vos Shadow Minister of Tourism, succeeding Stuart Farrow.[2] He became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism on 20 June 2014.[1]

On 6 November 2018, Dan Plato was elected Mayor of Cape Town. On 11 November, he appointed Vos as the Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Economic Opportunities and Asset Management.[3] Vos resigned from parliament on the same day and was sworn in as a councillor on 13 November. Vos assumed office in December after the city council approved the mayoral committee.[4]

In September 2020, Vos announced his candidacy for DA provincial chairperson.[5] He lost to Jaco Londt on 21 November 2020.[6]

Personal life[]

In 2020, he contracted COVID-19. Vos recovered from it.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Mr James Vos". People's Assembly. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ "The DA's shadow cabinet - Mmusi Maimane". People's Assembly. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Cape Town mayor Dan Plato announces new mayco". IOL. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Meet Plato's new Maycos". CityVision. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. ^ Charles, Marvin (29 September 2020). "James Vos announces plans to run for DA chairperson in the Western Cape". IOL. Cape Town. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ Chothia, Andrea (21 November 2020). "DA announces provincial leadership election results". The South Africa. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ Charles, Marvin (8 July 2020). "Cape mayco member James Vos to resume work after recovering from Covid-19". IOL. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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