Marlon Daniels | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Eastern Cape |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Patriotic Alliance |
| Profession | Politician |
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.
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]