Junita Kloppers-Lourens studied history and law, and is a registered Insolvency Practitioner.
12 Facts About Junita Kloppers-Lourens
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Dr Kloppers-Lourens joined the DA in 2005 and was elected to parliament in April 2009.
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Junita Kloppers-Lourens started her schooling career at Laerskool Totius and completed her matric at the Vanderbijlparkse Hoerskool.
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Junita Kloppers-Lourens obtained a BA, HOD and Honours degree in History at the University of Pretoria, a MEd and DEd [in curriculum science] at Rand Afrikaans University, an LL.
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Junita Kloppers-Lourens held various positions during her wide ranging career as educationist.
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Junita Kloppers-Lourens was later promoted to chief curriculum researcher and developer to the Bureau for Curriculum Development and Evaluation where, inter alia, she acted as co-leader in a world first project for the evaluation of the broad curriculum presented in schools of the Department of Education and Culture: National Assembly.
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Junita Kloppers-Lourens was responsible for the compilation and presentation of radio programmes for the SABC on the core syllabus for History for several years.
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Junita Kloppers-Lourens joined the DA in 2005 and was elected to parliament in April 2009.
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Junita Kloppers-Lourens is in the process of being admitted as an advocate of the High Court and is a registered insolvency practitioner.
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Junita Kloppers-Lourens was the DA Shadow Minister of Science and Technology.
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Junita Kloppers-Lourens left parliament in 2014, but was later elected as a DA ward councillor in Overstrand Municipality in September 2015.
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Junita Kloppers-Lourens is married to Gerhard Lourens, an attorney of Pretoria.