James Lorimer (South African politician)

This article is about the South African politician. For other people of the same name, see James Lorimer (disambiguation).

James Lorimer MP


Shadow Minister of Mineral Resources
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Leader	Helen Zille
Preceded by	Hendrik Schmidt
Member of Parliament for Soweto West, Gauteng
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2009
Personal details
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance

James Lorimer is a South African politician, a Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance, and the Shadow Minister of Mineral Resources. He has served as a deputy spokesperson on Parliament's defence and basic education committees, and was first elected to the National Assembly in 2009.

Education

Lorimer was born in Johannesburg in 1962 and educated at St Stithians College.

While still at University, Lorimer began work as a freelance journalist and achieved a post on South Africa's first independent radio station, Capital Radio from 1981.^[1]

He graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a BA degree.

Early career

Lorimer worked for International Broadcasting Services in London in the mid-1980s and on completion of His South African military service, was appointed Capital Radio's Deputy News and Sports Editor in 1989, advancing to Editor within two years.

He also worked freelance for among others, US National Public Radio and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

After a contract as morning news anchor on Radio 702 during South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994 Lorimer started Network Radio Services in 1995, serving as its Chief Executive Officer for four years.

From 1999, Lorimer acted as a media consultant and trainer in South Africa and in Indonesia, East Timor, Tanzania, Sudan and Thailand.

Political career

In 2003, he entered politics as Tony Leon's Media Director, thereafter progressing to the national media team and as the Media and Research Director for the DA caucus in the Gauteng Legislature. He currently serves as the Shadow Minister of Mineral Resources.^[2]^[3]

Family life and hobbies

He is married to Paddi Clay and they have a son.

His interests are angling and oriental studies.^[4]

References

Offices held

Political offices
Preceded by ??	South African Shadow Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans 2009–present	Incumbent

Current members of the National Assembly of South Africa by party

ANC	Mbete Abrahams Adams Bam-Mugwanya Bapela Basson Bekwa Beukman P Bhengu F Bhengu\| R Bhengu Bilankulu Bogopane-Zulu Bongo Bonhomme Booi Boroto Boshielo Botha Brown R Capa N Capa Carrim M Cele B Cele Chabane Chauke Chikunga Chohan Chueu Coleman Cronin Cwele Davies Didiza Dirks Dlakude Dlamini Dlamini-Dubazana Dlodlo Dlomo Dlulane Dunjwa Ebrahim Faku Frolick Fubbs Gamede Gcwabaza Gigaba Gina Goqwana Gordhan Gumede Hanekom Holomisa Jeffery Joemat-Peterson Johnson Jonas Jordan Kalako C Kekana D Kekana E Kekana H Kekana P Kekana Kenye Khoarai Khosa Khoza Khunou Koornhof Kota-Fredericks Kubayi Landers Lesoma Letsatsi-Duba Loliwe Luzipo Maake Mabasa P Mabe B Mabe Mabija Mabilo Mabudafhasi Madella Madikizela-Mandela Madlopha Maesela Mafolo Mafu Magadla Magadzi Magwanishe Mahambehlala Mahlalela D Mahlangu J Mahlangu Mahlobo Maila Majola Makhubela-Mashele Makhubele Makondo Makwetla Malgas Maluleke Manamela D Manana M Manana S Manana Mandela Mantashe Maphatsoe Mapisa-Nqakula Mapulane Martins Masango Masehela Maseko\| Mashatile Mashego-Dlamini Mashile Masina Masondo Masuku Masutha Mathale Mathebe Matlala Matshoba Matsimbi Mavunda Maxegwana Mbalula Mchunu Mdaka Mdakane Memela Mfeketo Mjobo H Mkhize Mkongi Mmemezi Mmusi Mnganga-Gcabashe D Mnguni P Mnguni Mnisi Mogotsi Mokoto Molebatsi Molewa Moloi-Moroka Morutoa Mosala Mothapo Motimele M Motshekga A Motshekga Motsoaledi J Mthembu N Mthembu E Mthethwa N Mthethwa Mudau Muthambi Nchabeleng Ndaba Ndabeni Ndogeni Nel Nene Nesi Ngcobo Ngwenya-Mabila Nkadimeng Nkoana Nkoana-Mashabane Nkwinti Nobanda Ntombela Ntwanambi Nxesi Nyalungu Nzimande G Oliphant M Oliphant Oosthuizen Pandor Patel Peters Phaahla Phosa Pikinini Pilane-Majake Qikani B Radebe G Radebe J Radebe Ralegoma Ramaphosa Ramatlakane Ramathlodi Ramokhoase Rantho Raphuti Scheepers Semenya September Shabangu Shope-Sithole Sibande Sisulu Siwela Sizani Skosana Skwatsha Smith Soytu Surty Thabethe Thomson Tleane Tobias Tom Tseke Tseli Tsenoli Tshwete Tsoleli Tsopo Tsotetsi Van Schalkwyk Xasa Xego-Sovita Yengeni Zokwana L Zulu

DA	Maimane America Atkinson Bagraim Baker Balindlela Basson Bergman Bhanga Boshoff Brauteseth Breytenbach Cardo Cassim Chance Davis De Freitas De Kock Dreyer Esau Figg Figlan Gana Gqada Groenewald Grootboom Hadebe Hill-Lewis Hoosen Horn Hunsinger L James W James Jongbloed Kalyan Kohler Barnard Kopane Kruger Krumbock Lees Lorimer Lotriet Lovemore Mackay MacKenzie Macpherson Majola E Marais K Marais Masango Matsepe Maynier Mbhele McLoughlin Mhlongo Michael Mileham Mokgalapa Motau Ollis Rabotapi Redelinghuys Robertson Robinson Ross Schmidt Selfe Seshoka Shinn Stander Steenhuisen Steenkamp Steyn Stubbe Tarabella Marchesi Terblanche Topham van Dalen Van Damme van der Walt van der Westhuizen Van Dyk Van Onselen Volmink Vos Walters Waters Whitfield Wilson

EFF	Malema Gardee Joseph Khawula Khoza Litchfield-Tshabalala Louw Mashabela Matiase Matlhoko Matshobeni Maxon Mbatha Mente-Nqweniso Mngxitama Moonsamy Morapela Moteka Mulaudzi Ndlozi Ntobongwana Ramakatsa Shivambu Sonti Twala

IFP	Buthelezi Esterhuizen Hlengwa Mcwango Mphontshane Nkomo Oriani-Ambrosini Singh Sithole Van Der Merwe

NFP	kaMagwasa-Msibi Khubisa Mabika Mncwabe Shaik Emam Shelembe

UDM	Holomisa Filtane Kwankwa Majeke

FF+	P Mulder Alberts Groenewald C Mulder

COPE	Lekota Carter Madisha

ACDP	Meshoe Dudley Swart

AIC	Galo Jafta Ntshayisa

Agang SA	Plouamma Tshishonga

PAC	Mphethi

APC	Godi

Party leaders in italics

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