 He was ranked 16th on the Democratic Alliance's 2014 Western Cape Parliamentary list for the National Assembly, a seat the party won as the Official Opposition in the South African Parliament.He however remained in the city government's executive to head Tourism, Events and Economic Development in a second Mayoral executive post which concluded in 2016.St Gallen University in Switzerland has named him of the Top 100 global Leaders of Tomorrow at their annual symposium in May 2014.