Annelie Lotriet (born 8 June 1960) is a South African politician, a Member of

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with the Democratic Alliance (DA) who is the Shadow Minister of Science and Technology and served as Acting Leader of the Opposition. She is also the provincial chairperson of the DA in the Free State. In May 2019, Lotriet was elected Democratic Alliance Caucus Chairperson.DA elects new caucus leadership, Mike Waters won't return as deputy chief whip
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Background

Lotriet was born in

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and matriculated at the Hoërskool Linden. She is married to Pieter and they have four sons. She continued her studies at the

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where she obtained a BA Languages majoring in

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and

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. She went on to a D.Ed with specialization in Higher Education. Lotriet then lectured in the Department of Education at

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from 1985 to 1994 before her appointment as senior lecturer at the

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, initially at the Unit for Language Facilitation and Empowerment, and later in the Department of Afroasiatic Studies,

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and Language Practice. She progressed to

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in the department before her appointment as head of the department. She worked on the training and management of the interpreting service at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the training of interpreters for all levels of government.

Parliamentarian

Between 1985 and 2000 Lotriet served on the OFM Board of Directors. She entered local politics in 2000 serving as a DA ward councillor in Mangaung for six years. Her current constituency is the Eastern Free State. Lotriet has further applied her dedicated service to many provincial and national committees, boards and associations, and was a member of the

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. Lotriet currently serves the Democratic Alliance as Shadow Minister of Science and Technology. She was earlier the Shadow Minister of Higher Education and Training and Shadow Minister of Arts and Culture. She was also President of Free State Aquatics.

References

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