George Boinamo | |
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Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
In office 2004–2014 | |
DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | |
In office 1 February 2012 –6 May 2014 | |
Leader | Lindiwe Mazibuko |
Preceded by | Marta Wenger |
Succeeded by | Nqaba Bhanga |
DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Labour | |
In office 6 September 2010 –1 February 2012 | |
Leader | Lindiwe Mazibuko Athol Trollip |
Preceded by | Ian Ollis |
Succeeded by | Haniff Hoosen |
DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training | |
In office 14 May 2009 –6 September 2010 | |
Leader | Athol Trollip |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Andricus van der Westhuizen |
Personal details | |
Born | George Gaolatlhe Boinamo 1948 |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance (2003–present) |
Spouse(s) | Moira |
Profession | Politician Educator |
George Gaolatlhe Boinamo (born 1948) is a South African politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Democratic Alliance from 2004 to 2014.
Boinamo was born in 1948. He trained to become a teacher at the Hebron College of Education in 1978. He went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of the Witwatersrand,before graduating with a Master's degree in Education in 1997. [1]
Boinamo joined the Democratic Alliance in 2003 and was elected to the National Assembly in 2004. [2] During his first term,he was the DA's spokesperson on education. [1] In October 2008,Boinamo voted against the disbandment of the Scorpions. [3]
After his re-election to parliament in 2009,Boinamo was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training. [4] He served in the position until September 2010,when he replaced Ian Ollis as Shadow Deputy Minister of Labour. [5] He became the Shadow Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in February 2012. [6]
Boinamo did not stand for re-election in the 2014 general election. He left parliament on 6 May 2014. [1]
Boinamo is married to Moira. In 2008,Boinamo and his wife were the victims of an alleged racist attack. [7]
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