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Edwin Baptie

South African politician

Edwin Baptie MPL

Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
Incumbent
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.

Political career

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]

References

^ prakashsadhai (2022-08-31). "Cllr Baptie resigns". Rising Sun Mid South Coast. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
^ "DA welcomes Ugu North caucus leader, Edwin Baptie, to its KZN Legislature team". Democratic Alliance - KwaZulu-Natal. Retrieved 2022-09-01.