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'''Lourie Bosman''' (born 20 June 1941) is a [[South Africa]]n politician, the Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training,<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> |
'''Lourie Bosman''' (born 20 June 1941) is a [[South Africa]]n politician, the 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> 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> and was earlier the Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.<ref name="politicsweb.co.za"/> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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Revision as of 16:18, 12 July 2013
Dr. Lourie Bosman | |
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| Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Leader | Helen Zille |
| Preceded by | Kraai van Niekerk |
| Member of Parliament for Drakensveld (Albert Luthuli, Mkhondo, Msukaligwa & Pixley ka Seme local municipalities), Mpumalanga | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1941 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Children | Son Adee and daughter Anname |
Lourie Bosman (born 20 June 1941) is a South African politician, the Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training,[1] and a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance.[2] He is the former President of AgriSA,[3] and was earlier the Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.[1]
Background
Dr. Bosman is married to and has two children, a son Adee and a daughter Anname with five grandchildren.[4] 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 - 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.[5] 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.[4]
Parliamentarian
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 - 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.
Since 2012 he has served as Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training.