Lourie Bosman
Encyclopedia
Lourie Bosman is a South Africa
n politician, the Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and a Member of Parliament
for the opposition Democratic Alliance. He is the former President of AgriSA
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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.
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.
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.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n politician, the Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and a Member of Parliament
Parliament of South Africa
The Parliament of South Africa is South Africa's legislature and under the country's current Constitution is composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces....
for the opposition Democratic Alliance. He is the former President of AgriSA
AgriSA
Agri South Africa is an agricultural trade association in South Africa. It is a federal organisation, which promotes on behalf of its members, the sustainable profitability and stability of commercial agricultural producers and agribusinesses through its involvement and input on national and...
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Background
Dr. Bosman is married to and has two children, a son Adee and a daughter Anname with five grandchildren. 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 LichtenburgLichtenburg
Lichtenburg is a proper noun referring to:*Lichtenburg, a city in the North West Province of South Africa*Lichtenburg, a Nazi concentration camp in eastern Germany...
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.
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.
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.