John Landau

Not to be confused with Jon Landau or Jon Landau (film producer).

John A. Landau
Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Rhodesia

John Alfred Landau (born 21 January 1930) is a former Rhodesian and Zimbabwean politician. He was also active in scouting, including serving as the Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Rhodesia.

Political career

Born in Bulawayo, into a prominent Jewish family, Landau served as a Rhodesian Front and Republican Front MP and whip, until resigning from the party in 1982. He was a deputy minister until being dismissed by Robert Mugabe in 1985.

Scouting

In 1966, Landau was the President of the Rhodesian Baseball and Softball League. In 1972, Landau was the manager of the Rhodesian Baseball team that competed in South Africa's inter-provincial tournament.

In 1975, he was head of the Rhodesian contingent at the 14th World Scout Jamboree in Norway.

He was the Chief Scout of Rhodesia while holding parliamentary office, and played a role in the transitional government. In 2005, he was a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement African Scout Committee for Honors.

In 1992, Landau was awarded the 222nd Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the WOSM, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.

External links

• "In Support of World Scouting" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.