Narend Singh
- Ben Ngubane
- Lionel Mtshali
- S'bu Ndebele
(abolished 1997)
1994–1996
(1954-09-04) 4 September 1954 (age 69)
Umkomaas, Natal Province, South Africa
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.
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]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mr Narend Singh - IFP". People's Assembly. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mr Narend Singh". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Naidoo, Mervyn (20 December 2015). "Singh's new angle in politics". Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Aarde, Greg (22 March 2006). "Tearful Singh calls it quits". IOL. Durban. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Mthembu, Bongani (27 August 2007). "Former minister back after 'sexcapades'". IOL. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "IFP sex scandal MEC is back". News24. Durban. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Duma, Nkosikhona (25 August 2019). "The IFP's new top six revealed". EWN. KwaZulu-Natal. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
External links
- Narend Singh at Inkatha Freedom Party
- Narend Singh at People's Assembly
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