Leon Schreiber

Leon Schreiber
Minister of Home Affairs
Assumed office
3 July 2024
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
DeputyNjabulo Nzuza
Preceded byAaron Motsoaledi
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
22 May 2019
ConstituencyWestern Cape (2019–2024)
Shadow Minister of Public Service and Administration
In office
22 May 2019 – 30 June 2024
DeputyMichéle Clarke
Mimmy Gondwe
LeaderJohn Steenhuisen
Mmusi Maimane
Preceded byDésirée van der Walt
Personal details
Born
Leon Amos Schreiber

(1988-09-11) 11 September 1988 (age 35)
Piketberg, Cape Province now Western Cape
South Africa
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
EducationPaul Roos Gymnasium
Alma materStellenbosch University
Free University of Berlin (PhD)

Leon Amos Schreiber (born 11 September 1988) is a South African writer and politician who is currently serving as Minister of Home Affairs since 3 July 2024.[1] A member of the Democratic Alliance (DA), he has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since May 2019.

Before his appointment to the cabinet, he served in the shadow cabinet as Shadow Minister of Public Service and Administration during the Sixth Parliament from May 2019 to June 2024. In that capacity he rose to prominence for his campaign against cadre deployment in the national government. He is also a prominent advocate for Afrikaans language rights at Stellenbosch University.

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