Marlaine Nair Explained

Marlaine Nair
Honorific-Suffix:MPL
Office1:Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
Term Start1:5 April 2022
Predecessor1:Mbali Ntuli
Party:Democratic Alliance
Profession:Politician

Marlaine Nair is a South African politician. A member of the Democratic Alliance, she has been a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature since 2022, and has served as the Chairperson of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature COGTA Portfolio Committee since 2024.[1] She is a former DA eThekwini Councillor.

Political career

Nair served as a Democratic Alliance councillor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. She has been a member of the DA's Federal Legal Commission, the party's Provincial Management Committee, the DA's Provincial Executive Committee as well as the party's provincial finance committee. She was also the party's provincial fundraiser.[2]

On 5 April 2022, Nair was sworn in as a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature. She replaced former DA MPL Mbali Ntuli who had resigned from the party a month earlier. She was appointed the DA's spokesperson on human settlements.[3] Nair was re-elected following the 2024 provincial election and was elected as the Chairperson of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature Cogta Portfolio Committee since 2024 .[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DA MPLs elected to senior roles within KZN Legislature . 2024-07-17 . Democratic Alliance - KwaZulu-Natal.
  2. Web site: Kunene . Nompilo . 2022-04-05 . eThekwini’s Nair replaces Mbali Ntuli in KZN Legislature . 2022-09-01 . Witness . en.
  3. Web site: DA welcomes eThekwini Councillor, Marlaine Nair to KZN Legislature Caucus team . 2022-09-01 . Democratic Alliance - KwaZulu-Natal.
  4. News: Mlondo . Ntuthuko . 12 June 2024 . Introducing the DA’s new KZN Legislature members . live . 17 July 2024 . IOL.