13 Facts About Marius Redelinghuys

Marius "Manqoba" Redelinghuys is a South African politician and a former Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance.

Marius Redelinghuys was first elected to the National Assembly on 7 May following the 2014 national elections and resigned in 2017.

Marius Redelinghuys is a former chairperson of the Mandela Rhodes Community, an alumni network for the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship.

Marius Redelinghuys matriculated with distinction in 2005 at Hoerskool Brits in Brits, North West.

Marius Redelinghuys obtained a BPolSci degree with distinction from the University of Pretoria in 2008.

Marius Redelinghuys was awarded a Mandela Rhodes Scholarship in 2009 to complete his BA Political Studies degree, which obtained in the same year, with distinction.

In 2022, Marius Redelinghuys was conferred an LLB from the University of the Free State with distinction and was awarded the Dean's Medal.

At first Marius Redelinghuys pursued a career in academia, tutoring at the University of Pretoria and later lecturing at the Midrand Graduate Institute in Midrand, Johannesburg.

Eight months later, Marius Redelinghuys was appointed the Director of Communications and Research for the DA in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, a position that he held for approximately two years until his election to Parliament in May 2014.

Marius Redelinghuys first became involved in party politics during the 2006 local government elections and was actively involved in student politics while still at university, serving as a Member of the Student Parliament in 2009.

Marius Redelinghuys stood as a DA parliamentary candidate from Gauteng in the 2014 national elections, and was elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 21 May 2014.

On 8 December 2014, Marius Redelinghuys posted an article on his Facebook page under the heading "Blacks are right to mistrust whites".

In November 2014 Marius Redelinghuys married Steven Hussey, a fellow Mandela Rhodes Scholar, and currently lives in Gauteng.