Ravigasen Ranganathan "Ravi" Pillay was born on 18 November 1958 and is a South African attorney and African National Congress politician who served as the Member of the Executive Council for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government from November 2020 until August 2022.
13 Facts About Ravi Pillay
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Ravi Pillay was the MEC for Finance from May 2019 to November 2020 and the MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works from 2011 to 2019.
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Ravi Pillay was born on 18 November 1958 in Port Shepstone in the Natal Province.
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Ravi Pillay studied at the University of Durban-Westville and obtained both a BA degree and an LLB degree.
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Ravi Pillay was a student activist at the university and joined the ANC in 1981.
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Ravi Pillay was then appointed the chief whip of the ANC caucus in the legislature.
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Ravi Pillay served in the post under three premiers from 2011 to 2019: Zweli Mkhize, Senzo Mchunu and Willies Mchunu.
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Ravi Pillay was appointed acting premier in March 2018, becoming the first Indian South African to hold the post.
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Ravi Pillay had since been acting premier on multiple occasions.
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In May 2019, Ravi Pillay became the MEC for Finance in the cabinet of Sihle Zikalala.
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Ravi Pillay took over from Belinda Scott, who left the provincial government.
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Ravi Pillay was appointed as the MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs in November 2020, replacing Nomusa Dube-Ncube.
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On 9 August 2022, Ravi Pillay resigned from the provincial government and the provincial legislature.