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Marlon Daniels

Marlon Daniels
MP
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 November 2024
ConstituencyEastern Cape
Personal details
NationalityPatriotic Alliance
ProfessionPolitician

Marlon Vivienne Daniels is a South African politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2024, representing the Patriotic Alliance, of which he serves as national chairperson.

Political career

Daniels is from the Northern Areas of Gqeberha.[1] He was elected to the Nelson Mandela Bay municipal council in 2016 as the Patriotic Alliance won one proportional representation seat.[2]

In August 2017, Daniels was appointed as the Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Public Health by mayor Athol Trollip.[3] He did not serve in the position for long as the PA announced its withdrawal from the coalition the following month due to a dispute over which party would get the position of deputy mayor.[4] He returned to the mayoral committee in June 2019 after mayor Mongameli Bobani appointed him MMC for economic development, tourism and agriculture.[5] Daniels was not on the PA list for the 2021 municipal elections and left council.[6]

In October 2022, Daniels was sworn in as a councillor of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality. After his swearing-in, he said that he had apologised to the Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga for a second time after he called her a "bitch".[7]

After the resignations of multiple Patriotic Alliance MPs in October 2024, Daniels was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa in November 2024.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nelson Mandela Bay's Marlon Daniels among three new PA MPs sworn in". HeraldLIVE. Archived from the original on 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  2. ^ Baatjies, Roslyn. "Municipal elections: Now it's time for coalition talks". News24. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  3. ^ "WATCH: PA gets foot inside Mandela Bay corridors of power". IOL. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Gayton McKenzie's PA withdraws from Mandela Bay ruling coalition". BusinessLIVE. Archived from the original on 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  5. ^ "NMB council: PA's Marlon Daniels becomes MMC after bizarre council sitting". News24. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  6. ^ "Marlon Daniels not returning to council as his focus shifts to national politics". HeraldLIVE. Archived from the original on 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  7. ^ Hoo, Sandi Kwon (2022-10-28). "Party up in arms over new councillor". DFA. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
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