| Francois Rodgers | |
| Office: | Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council for Finance |
| Premier: | Thami Ntuli |
| Term Start: | 18 June 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Peggy Nkonyeni |
| Office1: | Leader of the Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal |
| Deputy1: | Chris Pappas Sthembiso Ngema |
| Term Start1: | 27 March 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | Zwakele Mncwango |
| Office2: | Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature |
| Term Start2: | 21 May 2014 |
| Office3: | Member of the National Assembly of South Africa |
| Term Start3: | 14 March 2013 |
| Term End3: | 6 May 2014 |
| Office4: | Provincial Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance |
| Deputy4: | Hlengiwe Shozi Craig Miller Shehana Kajee[1] |
| Term Start4: | 3 February 2018 |
| Term End4: | 27 March 2021 |
| Predecessor4: | Haniff Hoosen |
| Successor4: | Dean Macpherson |
| Office5: | Deputy Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance |
| Term Start5: | 17 March 2012[2] |
| Term End5: | 25 April 2015 |
| Predecessor5: | Sizwe Mchunu |
| Successor5: | Mergan Chetty |
| Birthname: | Francoise Adrianus Rodgers |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1961 |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Party: | Democratic Alliance |
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.
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]