FORMER businessman and first-term MP Steven Marshall is set to take the leadership of the Liberal opposition in South Australia.
Mr Marshall is expected to be unopposed on Monday at a party room meeting to pick a replacement for Isobel Redmond.
Ms Redmond quit as opposition leader on Thursday, citing ongoing speculation over her position and party disunity for her decision.
Mr Marshall, 45, confirmed on Friday that he would be a candidate for the leadership and rejected suggestions it was too soon in his political career for him to take on the role.
He said he had a wealth of experience in the business sector.
"Quite frankly I think that's what South Australia needs at the moment," he told reporters.
Mr Marshall said he had received a "huge amount of support" from his Liberal colleagues and had also spoken with former foreign minister Alexander Downer, who had assured him he would not contest the ballot.
The new leader's deputy is likely to be either current environment spokeswoman Vickie Chapman or former health spokesman Martin Hamilton-Smith.
Ms Chapman has confirmed she will stand for the position while Mr Hamilton-Smith is yet to make a final decision.
Ms Chapman is considered the front runner, given Mr Hamilton-Smith's failed challenge against Ms Redmond late last year.
"I'm up for it, I'm ready for it," she said on Friday.
But the key for the opposition will be whether a Marshall-Chapman leadership team can unite the Liberals and give the party a chance of winning government at the next state election in March 2014.
Until the most recent leadership issues and last year's gaffe by Ms Redmond on her plans to cut public sector jobs, the opposition was in a clear election-winning position.
But in the most recent polls Labor has closed the gap, giving Premier Jay Weatherill a chance of retaining office.
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