Ravigasen Ranganathan "Ravi" Pillay (born 18 November 1958) is a South African attorney and African National Congress (ANC) 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.
Pillay was born on 18 November 1958 in Port Shepstone in the Natal Province.
Later, in November 2011, he was appointed as the MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works.
[3][4][5] Pillay was appointed acting premier in March 2018, becoming the first Indian South African to hold the post.
[7] Pillay was appointed as the MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs in November 2020, replacing Nomusa Dube-Ncube.