DA Tshwane Deputy Chairperson Resigns to Join ActionSA over Treatment of Ward
28 April 2022
Today I am pleased to announce that Michael Shackleton, the DA’s Gauteng North Regional Deputy Chairperson, has resigned from the Democratic Alliance to join ActionSA.
Michael is 34 years old, and yet, has already risen to the rank of Deputy Chairperson of the Tshwane Region. He has served as a member of the National Assembly, a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature as Shadow MEC for Community Safety and as a Tshwane City Councillor.
He holds an LLB, a Masters in Constitutional and Administrative Law, is busy completing another Masters in Public Administration, has received the highest accolades in various international organisations including Toastmasters International (as a Distinguished Toastmaster) and is a Partner at a law firm. He has been named in the 100 Young Mandelas by News 24 and will be taking up the role of implementing ActionSA’s strategic litigation.
Michael’s reasons for leaving the DA are not dissimilar to that of many others who have left the DA or those who are still attempting to leave the DA.