Kosie Pretorius

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Jacobus Willem Francois Pretorius commonly known as Kosie Pretorius (b. 5 September 1935 in Swakopmund, Erongo Region) is a former member of the National Assembly of Namibia from independence until shortly after the 2004 parliamentary election. He is also the leader of the Monitor Action Group party, which mainly represents conservative white Namibians. In 2004, Pretorius ran for President of Namibia, where he gained just 0.8% of the national vote, finishing last of seven candidates. He writes a regular column in the Windhoek Observer called "Parliamentary Potholes".

[edit] Education

Pretorius earned his B.A. and M.A. from what was then the University of the Orange Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa now known as the University of the Free State in 1956 and 1959, respectively. While there, he was an organising secretary of the Afrikaner Student Union.

[edit] Pre-independence

From 1981 until the founding of Action Christian National (ACN) party in 1989, Pretorius was the leader of the National Party in what was then South West Africa, an extension of the then ruling party of South Africa. He was also a member of the all-white Legislative Assembly of South West Africa for Gobabis from 1962-1989.