Jonathan Moakes

Jonathan Moakes is a South African political administrator and strategist who worked as chief executive officer of the Democratic Alliance, the second largest political party in the country. He is now employed as chief of staff for party leader Mmusi Maimane. He was schooled in Cape Town, and obtained a B.Com in Economics and an LLB from the University of Cape Town, winning the UCT Law Faculty's Human Rights Moot Court competition in 2003.

Professional political career He worked in the DA's fundraising department, succeeding David Maynier as the party's Director of Fundraising in July 2007.

Controversy In August 2011, Moakes led a staff reshuffle at the DA's head office, which was criticized for leaving the party with an all-white team of top executives and including the hiring of his wife Khurshed as executive director of support services. However, the party's federal executive chairperson James Selfe stated that Moakes had recused himself from his wife's hiring process.