Tony Leon

Anthony James "Tony" Leon (born 15 December 1956) is a South African politician who served as leader of the opposition from 1999-2007 as leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA). He led the DA from its inception in 2000, until his retirement from leadership in 2007. Before that, he led the Democratic Party from 1994. He is the longest serving leader of the official opposition in parliament since the advent of democracy in 1994. Although still a member of the DA, he served as the South African Ambassador to Argentina under the ANC government from 2009 to 2012.

Since 2012, Leon has been serving as Executive Chairman of Resolve Communications (Pty) Ltd - a South African-based advocacy for reputation management and strategic communications consultancy, and a Senior Advisor to K2 Intelligence, a London-NY based international investigative and risk analytics consultancy founded by Jules and Jeremy Kroll in 2009. Leon is also a contracted columnist to Times Media Group Ltd, his columns appearing weekly or monthly in Business Day, Sunday Times, and the Times respectively.

Tony Leon (American football)

Anthony David Leon (February 18, 1917 in Follansbee, West Virginia – July 19, 2002) was a professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, the Brooklyn Tigers, and the Boston Yanks. He played college football at the University of Alabama and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1943 NFL Draft.