Narend Singh

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Narend Singh
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Singh in May 2019
Chief Whip of the Inkatha Freedom Party in the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
1994–1996
Personal details
Born
Narend Singh

(1954-09-04) 4 September 1954 (age 69)
Umkomaas, Natal Province, South Africa
Political party Inkatha Freedom Party
SpouseManitha
Children2
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

Narend Singh (born 5 September 1954) is a South African politician who is the chief whip of the Inkatha Freedom Party in the National Assembly and the treasurer-general of the party. Prior to joining the National Assembly in 2007, he was a Member of the Executive Council in the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government from 1997 until 2006 and a member of the Senate from 1994 to 1996.

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Early life and education

Singh was born on 5 September 1954 in Umkomaas, Natal Province. [1] He attended Umkomaas Drift Primary and Naidoo Memorial School in the small town of Craigieburn, just outside Umkomaas. [1] In 1971, he started studying towards a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Durban-Westville. [1] He left the university in 1974 to help out at a family business. [1] Singh later completed a postgraduate diploma in Economic Principles from the University of London in 1997. [2] In 2003, he obtained a master's degree in public policy and administration from the university. [2]

In 2019, he received a postgraduate diploma in public policy and African studies from the University of Johannesburg. [2]

Political career

In 1988, Singh was recruited by community members to contest the 1989 House of Delegates election in the Umzinto constituency. [3] He went on to contest the election as a member of the Solidarity Party and won easily. [3] Singh received 5,024 votes. [3] In 1993, he joined the Inkatha Freedom Party. He turned down an offer from Roger Burrows to join the Democratic Party. [3]

Following the first multi-racial elections in 1994, Singh was elected to the Senate as an IFP delegate from KwaZulu-Natal. [3] He served in the Senate until 1996, when the IFP redeployed him to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature. [1] In April 1997, he was appointed to the province's Executive Council and served on the council until March 2006, [1] when he resigned following a sex scandal. [4] Although the scandal was an embarrassment to the party, the party decided not to expel him. [5]

In August 2007, he was appointed to the National Assembly of South Africa to replace Nhlanhla Zulu, who had died the previous month. [6] Singh has since been re-elected in April 2009, May 2014 and May 2019.

Singh was later appointed as the IFP's chief whip in the assembly. [3] He is also the party's treasurer-general. [7]

Personal life

Singh is married to Manitha, and they have two children together. [3] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mr Narend Singh - IFP". People's Assembly. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mr Narend Singh". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Naidoo, Mervyn (20 December 2015). "Singh's new angle in politics". Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Aarde, Greg (22 March 2006). "Tearful Singh calls it quits". IOL. Durban. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Mthembu, Bongani (27 August 2007). "Former minister back after 'sexcapades'". IOL. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "IFP sex scandal MEC is back". News24. Durban. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Duma, Nkosikhona (25 August 2019). "The IFP's new top six revealed". EWN. KwaZulu-Natal. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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