Liam Jacobs

Liam Chad Jacobs (born 3 March 2001) is a South African politician and a former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Democratic Alliance (DA). He was the leader of the Democratic Alliance Students Organisation (DASO) from October 2022 until his defection to the Patriotic Alliance in June 2025. Jacobs holds an honours degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Pretoria.

Career Jacobs was Students’ Organisation Leader for the DA. In the 2024 South African general election, he was 60th on the national party list. During his tenure as a DA MP, he served on the Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts, and Culture.

In June 2025, Jacobs announced he was leaving the DA, and joining the Patriotic Alliance. This development came despite Jacobs and PA president and Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton Mackenzie, clashing during a committee meeting earlier that week.

In July 2025, Patriotic Alliance president Gayton McKenzie unveiled Jacobs as a councillor of the City of Johannesburg.This was following the recent resignation of Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Transport, Kenny Kunene after he was found at the house of one of the arrested suspects in the case of DJ Sumbody.

Jacobs rejoined the Democratic Alliance in June 2026.