Belinda Bozzoli
South African author, academic, sociologist, and politician (1945–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Belinda Bozzoli (17 December 1945 – 5 December 2020) was a South African author, academic, sociologist, and politician. She was deputy vice-chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand for a period from 2002, having headed its school of social sciences. In 2014 Bozzoli was elected a member of the South African parliament for the Democratic Alliance. From 2019 she served as Shadow Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology.
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Belinda Bozzoli | |
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Shadow Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology | |
In office 5 June 2019 – 5 December 2020 | |
Leader | John Steenhuisen Mmusi Maimane |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Chantel King |
Shadow Minister of Higher Education and Training | |
In office 5 June 2014 – 5 June 2019 | |
Leader | Mmusi Maimane |
Preceded by | Annelie Lotriet |
Succeeded by | Position dissolved |
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
In office 21 May 2014 – 5 December 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 December 1945 Johannesburg, South Africa |
Died | 5 December 2020(2020-12-05) (aged 74) |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Spouse | Charles van Onselen |
Children | 3, including Gareth van Onselen |
Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand University of Sussex |
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