Daylin Gary Mitchell (born 7 February 1986) is a South African politician who has been the Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since December 2022.
[1][2] He was succeeded by Cayla Murray who became the youngest member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament history in 2022 at the age of 28.
[3][4] On 24 May 2021, Mitchell was appointed as the Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works by premier Alan Winde.
He succeeded Bonginkosi Madikizela, who resigned from the provincial government on 28 April after he was caught falsifying information about his qualifications on his CV.
[7] On 12 December 2022, Mitchell was elected speaker of the Provincial Parliament, defeating the ANC's Nobulumko Nkondlo in a vote that went 23–11.