Belinda Bozzoli
Belinda Bozzoli | |
|---|---|
| Shadow Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology | |
| In office 5 June 2019 – 5 December 2020 | |
| Leader | John Steenhuisen Mmusi Maimane |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Chantel King |
| Shadow Minister of Higher Education and Training | |
| In office 5 June 2014 – 5 June 2019 | |
| Leader | Mmusi Maimane |
| Preceded by | Annelie Lotriet |
| Succeeded by | Position dissolved |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 21 May 2014 – 5 December 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1945 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Died | 5 December 2020 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse | Charles van Onselen |
| Children | 3, including Gareth van Onselen |
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand University of Sussex |
Belinda Bozzoli (17 December 1945 – 5 December 2020) was a South African author, academic, sociologist, and politician. She was deputy vice-chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand for a period from 2002, having headed its school of social sciences. In 2014 Bozzoli was elected a member of the South African parliament for the Democratic Alliance. From 2019 she served as Shadow Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology.