Leon Schreiber
Profile
Leon Schreiber is a South African politician and academic serving as the Minister of Home Affairs since July 2024. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he previously served as a Member of the National Assembly from 2019 to 2024 and was a prominent shadow minister known for his campaign against the ANC's cadre deployment policy. Before entering politics, Schreiber was a senior research specialist at Princeton University and holds a PhD in political science from the Free University of Berlin. His policy focus includes meritocracy, government reform, and language rights.
Details
- Born
- 1988-09-11 · 37 years old
- Birth place
- Piketberg, South Africa
- Education
- Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch University, Free University of Berlin
- Career
- Senior research specialist at Princeton University, academic researcher
