Marian Shinn has been named new shadow minister of communications for the Democratic Alliance (DA).
DA Parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko this week announced the official opposition's new shadow cabinet.
“I am proud to announce the appointment of a shadow cabinet, which I believe will help restore Parliament to its rightful place at the centre of our democracy. We believe that Parliament should be a forum for robust policy debate in which participants are at the cutting-edge of developments in their portfolios.”
Shinn began her career working as a journalist for the Rand Daily Mail and then The Star. She eventually became an IT trade journalist, and in 1998, joined the DA.
She was previously the shadow minister of science and technology, and has been replaced by Junita Kloppers-Lourens, who was the shadow minister of higher education and training.
Shinn replaces Natasha Michael, who is now shadow minister of public enterprises.
Shadow deputy minister of communications Niekie van den Berg has been made shadow minister of arts and culture, and the new shadow deputy minister of communications is Butch Steyn.
Seat swap
Ian Ollis has replaced Stuart Farrow as shadow minister of transport, and Sej Motau will take his place as shadow minister of labour.
Kobus Marais has been made shadow minister of public service and administration, and former shadow deputy minister of transport Manny De Freitas is now shadow minister of home affairs.
Also, the shadow minister responsible for both the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, and the Presidency: National Planning Commission will be Joe McGluwa.
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