Gareth Morgan is a South African politician and a former member of parliament with the opposition Democratic Alliance.
Education
Morgan matriculated from Westville Boys" High School in 1994 and completed a B.Com and political science honours degree at the. He joined the Democratic Alliance"s predecessor, the Democratic Party, in 1995—as a student activist. In 1999 he became the party"s media officer in KwaZulu-Natal.
After a brief stint as a high school teacher, Morgan read for a Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) degree and an M.Sc in Environmental Change and Management at Oxford—on a Rhodes Scholarship.
Career
He is a former Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, and previously worked as South Africa"s Shadow Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs. He resigned from office in January 2013 to pursue a career in consulting. Upon his return to South Africa, Morgan was elected to the National Assembly on the District Attorney"s KwaZulu-Natal list.
He was initially appointed Parliamentary Counsellor to the Leader of the Opposition—a position he occupied for 14 months.
He subsequently was appointed spokesperson on Environmental Affairs. In July 2006 he became health spokesperson, before returning to the Environmental Affairs portfolio.
Ahead of the 2009 General Elections he appeared second on the party"s KwaZulu-Natal list and was re-elected. He is currently Shadow Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs.
Morgan served as Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament for the Abaqulusi constituency in northern KwaZulu-Natal between 2004 and 2006.
Between 2006 and 2008 he served the South Durban constituency, and from 2009 to January 2013 he served as constituency Member of Parliament for Durban West. He is also a facilitator of the District Attorney"s Young Leaders" Programme.
Politics
Morgan matriculated from Westville Boys" High School in 1994 and completed a B.Com and political science honours degree at the University of Natal. In 1999 he became the party"s media officer in KwaZulu-Natal.
Membership
Morgan is a member of Globe International"s G8+5 Climate Dialogue.
He is also a fellow of the Emerging Leaders" Programme run by the Southern Africa Centre for Leadership and Public Values, and a member of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry"s environmental committee. He is also a facilitator of the District Attorney"s Young Leaders" Programme.