Ben Coetzee Bester is a South African academic and former politician who represented the National Party (NP) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 1999,[1] having gained election to his seat in the 1994 general election.[2] Thereafter he embarked on an academic career in information science.
Coetzee Bester | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office May 1994 – June 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | National Party |
| Alma mater | University of Pretoria (PhD) |
Bester had previously completed an undergraduate degree in anthropology, and after leaving Parliament he completed a master's degree in information science (in 1999), and a doctorate in information science from the University of Pretoria (in 2018).[3] He subsequently served as director for the African Center of Excellence for Information Ethics at the University of Pretoria and chaired the South African chapter of UNESCO's Information for All Programme.[3] He is Afrikaans.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Members of the National Assembly". Parliament of South Africa. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 28 June 1998. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes of proceedings of the Constitutional Assembly" (PDF). Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. 24 May 1994. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ a b "African Chapter". I-C-I-E. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Jacob Zuma's koeksuster diplomacy kicks in". The Mail & Guardian. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
External links
edit- "SA could save itself and become for Africa what South Korea is globally" in City Press
- Profile at International Center for Information Ethics
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