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James Lorimer | |
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| Shadow Minister of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Leader | John Steenhuisen |
| Member of Parliament for Linden,Gauteng | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1962-02-19)19 February 1962 (age 63) |
| Party | Democratic Alliance |
| Parent | Rupert Lorimer |
James Lorimer (born 19 February 1962) is a South African politician, a Member ofParliament for theDemocratic Alliance, and theShadow Minister of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries. Previously he has served as a deputy spokesperson on Parliament's defence and basic education committees, and as Shadow Minister on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs as well as Mineral Affairs. He was first elected to theNational Assembly in2009.
Lorimer was born inJohannesburg in 1962 and educated at St Stithians College andUniversity of Witwatersrand.
In 1981, while still at university, Lorimer began work as a freelance journalist on South Africa's first independent radio station, Capital Radio.[1]
He graduated from theUniversity of the Witwatersrand with a BA degree.
Lorimer worked for International Broadcasting Services inLondon in the mid-1980s. On completion of his South African military service, he was appointed Capital Radio's deputy news and sports editor in 1989, advancing to editor within two years.
He also worked freelance for the likes of the USNational Public Radio and theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation.
After a contract as morning news anchor on Radio 702 during South Africa'sfirst 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.
In 2003, Lorimer entered politics as media director toTony Leon, leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), official opposition to the ANC. Later he moved to the DA’s national media team, as well as media and research director for the DA caucus in theGauteng Legislature. He currently serves as the DA Shadow Minister of Mineral Resources.[2][3]
He is married to Paddi Clay and they have one son.
His interests include angling and oriental studies.[4]