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'''Lourie Bosman''' (born 20 June 1941) is a [[South Africa]]n politician, currently the Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71654?oid=129068&sn=Detail|title=DA shadow cabinet - full list of names}}</ref> and a [[Parliament of South Africa|Member of Parliament]] for the opposition [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]].<ref name="list">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.za/NPEPWStaticReports/NationalList_MPs.pdf|title=National List MPs|format=PDF}}</ref> He is the former President of [[AgriSA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/Insight/Article.aspx?id=757178|title=So Many Questions with Lourie Bosman}}</ref>
'''Lourens Bosman''' (born 20 June 1941) is a South African politician for the opposition [[Freedom Front Plus]], and the former President of [[AgriSA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/Insight/Article.aspx?id=757178|title=So Many Questions with Lourie Bosman|access-date=2009-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501064549/http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/Insight/Article.aspx?id=757178|archive-date=2008-05-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> He served as a [[Parliament of South Africa|Member of Parliament]] for the official opposition [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]],<ref name="list">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.za/NPEPWStaticReports/NationalList_MPs.pdf|title=National List MPs|access-date=2009-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204845/http://www.elections.org.za/NPEPWStaticReports/NationalList_MPs.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> first as Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries<ref name="politicsweb.co.za"/> and then as Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training,<ref name="politicsweb.co.za">{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71654?oid=129068&sn=Detail|title=DA shadow cabinet - full list of names}}</ref> before defecting to the FF+ in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2014-03-20-three-da-mps-on-ff-plus-election-candidates-list|title = Elections list: DA MPS join FF Plus|date = 20 March 2014}}</ref>


== References ==
==Background==
Dr. Bosman is married and has two children, a son Adee and a daughter Anname, with five grandchildren.<ref name="DApage">{{cite web|url=http://www.da.org.za/our_people.htm?action=view-page&category=members-of-parliament&person=6686|title=Dr. Bosman DA}}</ref> He began his career by farming cattle and maize in 1968 and ran a Brahman Stud on his farms in the Warmbath district as well as practicing as a pharmacist in [[Lichtenburg, North West|Lichtenburg]] from 1965 tp 1978. He has also served on the IFAP Executive Committee, where he represented the IFAP on various International Conferences and working groups like Animal Health and Welfare and the Animal Identification and Traceability committees. He has been a Member of the [[International Federation of Agricultural Producers]], (IFAP) since 2002, where he served as Vice-Chairperson and then as Chairperson of the Meats and Feeds, (IFAP) working group from 2004.<ref name="Who’s Who">{{cite web|url=http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/lourie-bosman|title=Dr. Bosman}}</ref>
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Also, Dr. Bosman served his community in various other capacities, as President of the Warmbaths Agricultural and Industrial Show from 1986 - 1989, he played provincial hockey and represented Western Transvaal as well as Griqualand West, played first league cricket and social golf.<ref name=" DApage "/>


==Political career==
== Offices held ==
Dr. Bosman has been a Member of the IFAP since 2002, where he served as Vice-Chairperson and then as Chairperson of the Meats and Feeds (IFAP) working group from 2004 to the present day. He has also dedicated a significant amount of time to Global Forum for Agricultural Research and is also one of the proponents of International Meat Conferences.
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From 2000 to 2009, he was a Member of the Executive Committee of the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Producers, and he represents SACAU on various international structures and working committees.
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As a longstanding member of the DA, Dr. Bosman was elected to Parliament in 2009 and with his extensive knowledge of and experience in the agricultural sector, and was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. He then served as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training from 2012 to 2014.
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Bosman announced he was joining the smaller Freedom Front Plus in the run-up to the 2014 general election, but was not returned to parliament.

In 2016, Bosman was elected as a municipal councillor for the FF+ in [[Newcastle Local Municipality]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politics/ff-plus-grows-nationally--pieter-mulder|title=FF Plus grows nationally - Pieter Mulder|publisher=Politicsweb|date=6 August 2016|quote=Various of the new FF Plus councillors are former DA councillors who have joined the FF Plus or former DA parliamentary members, such as Lourie Bosman, who has been elected in New Castle in KZN}}</ref>

==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:36, 25 November 2024

Dr
Lourie Bosman
MP
Bosman in 2009
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
14 May 2009 – 1 February 2012
LeaderHelen Zille
Preceded by???
Succeeded byAnnette Steyn
Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training
In office
1 February 2012 – 8 May 2014
LeaderHelen Zille
Preceded byKraai van Niekerk
Succeeded byYusuf Cassim
Member of Parliament
for Mpumalanga
In office
6 May 2009 – 8 May 2014
Personal details
Born (1941-06-20) 20 June 1941 (age 83)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyFreedom Front Plus (2014- )
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Alliance
Childrenson Adee, daughter Anname

Lourens Bosman (born 20 June 1941) is a South African politician for the opposition Freedom Front Plus, and the former President of AgriSA.[1] He served as a Member of Parliament for the official opposition Democratic Alliance,[2] first as Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries[3] and then as Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training,[3] before defecting to the FF+ in 2014.[4]

Background

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Dr. Bosman is married and has two children, a son Adee and a daughter Anname, with five grandchildren.[5] He began his career by farming cattle and maize in 1968 and ran a Brahman Stud on his farms in the Warmbath district as well as practicing as a pharmacist in Lichtenburg from 1965 tp 1978. He has also served on the IFAP Executive Committee, where he represented the IFAP on various International Conferences and working groups like Animal Health and Welfare and the Animal Identification and Traceability committees. He has been a Member of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers, (IFAP) since 2002, where he served as Vice-Chairperson and then as Chairperson of the Meats and Feeds, (IFAP) working group from 2004.[6] Also, Dr. Bosman served his community in various other capacities, as President of the Warmbaths Agricultural and Industrial Show from 1986 - 1989, he played provincial hockey and represented Western Transvaal as well as Griqualand West, played first league cricket and social golf.[5]

Political career

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Dr. Bosman has been a Member of the IFAP since 2002, where he served as Vice-Chairperson and then as Chairperson of the Meats and Feeds (IFAP) working group from 2004 to the present day. He has also dedicated a significant amount of time to Global Forum for Agricultural Research and is also one of the proponents of International Meat Conferences.

From 2000 to 2009, he was a Member of the Executive Committee of the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Producers, and he represents SACAU on various international structures and working committees.

As a longstanding member of the DA, Dr. Bosman was elected to Parliament in 2009 and with his extensive knowledge of and experience in the agricultural sector, and was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. He then served as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training from 2012 to 2014.

Bosman announced he was joining the smaller Freedom Front Plus in the run-up to the 2014 general election, but was not returned to parliament.

In 2016, Bosman was elected as a municipal councillor for the FF+ in Newcastle Local Municipality.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "So Many Questions with Lourie Bosman". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  2. ^ "National List MPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. ^ a b "DA shadow cabinet - full list of names".
  4. ^ "Elections list: DA MPS join FF Plus". 20 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Dr. Bosman DA".
  6. ^ "Dr. Bosman".
  7. ^ "FF Plus grows nationally - Pieter Mulder". Politicsweb. 6 August 2016. Various of the new FF Plus councillors are former DA councillors who have joined the FF Plus or former DA parliamentary members, such as Lourie Bosman, who has been elected in New Castle in KZN
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