Edwin Baptie | |
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Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature | |
Assumed office 30 August 2022 | |
Preceded by | Rishigen Viranna |
Personal details | |
Born | Edwin Victor Baptie |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Profession | Politician |
Edwin Victor Baptie is a South African politician. A member of the Democratic Alliance,he has been a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature since August 2022. He had previously as the leader of the DA caucus in the uMdoni Local Municipality.
Baptie was the ward councillor for ward 10 in the uMdoni Local Municipality. He was appointed chairperson of the Democratic Alliance's Ugu North Constituency in 2016. He served as the leader of the DA caucus from 2007 until his resignation from council to take up a seat in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature in August 2022. [1]
On 30 August 2022,Baptie was sworn in as a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature. He replaced former DA MPL Rishigen Viranna,who had resigned from the legislature after he was awarded a two-year scholarship to study Global Health in Sweden. [2]
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