Abraham Vosloo was born on 21 October 1966 and is a South African educator and politician who has been the Northern Cape's Member of the Executive Council for Education since June 2024 and a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature since May 2019.
15 Facts About Abraham Vosloo
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Abraham Vosloo was the MEC for Roads and Public Works from May 2019 until June 2020, when he was appointed the MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism.
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Abraham Vosloo is a member of the African National Congress.
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Abraham Vosloo was born on 21 October 1966 in Askham, Cape Province.
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Abraham Vosloo completed his secondary education at Carlton Van Heerden High School in Upington in 1985.
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Abraham Vosloo went on to achieve a teacher's diploma and a high diploma from the Perseverance School in Kimberley.
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Abraham Vosloo worked as a teacher at JJ Adams Primary School in his home town from 1990 to 1991.
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Abraham Vosloo was then employed at the Rosendal Primary School in Upington from 1992 until his appointment as a shop steward at SADTU.
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Abraham Vosloo was elected speaker of the district municipality in 2014.
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Abraham Vosloo was sworn in as a member on 22 May 2019.
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On 29 May 2019, Abraham Vosloo was appointed Member of the Executive Council for Roads and Public Works, succeeding Mxolisa Sokatsha.
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On 26 June 2020, Abraham Vosloo was moved to the Finance, Economic Development and Tourism portfolio of the Executive Council.
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Abraham Vosloo succeeded Maruping Lekwene, while Fufe Makatong succeeded him as Public Works MEC.
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In October 2020, Abraham Vosloo stated that the agricultural sector in the Northern Cape had lost almost 10,000 jobs.
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Abraham Vosloo stated that this could be due to seasonal factors and the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.