Dr Wynand Boshoff

Dr Wynand Boshoff is a South African MP from Orania. He is also the son of Orania founder Prof. Carel Boshoff and FF Plus leader in the Northern Cape. The politician is a The Freedom Front Plus.

Dr Wynand Boshoff was born in Pretoria where he also matriculated in 1988 and obtained a BA degree in Afrikaans and History.

In 2004, he completed a master’s degree in sustainable agriculture at the University of the Free State and in 2011, he obtained a PhD in education sciences at the University of Pretoria. The theme of his thesis is the Employability of Successful Matriculants in the field of Curriculum Studies and Instructional Design.

He was first involved in agriculture and then education after which he started conducting academic research for institutions and individuals. In 2016, he was elected as a councillor in the Sol Plaatje municipal council.

Dr Boshoff became involved in politics in 2011 as branch chairperson for the FF Plus even though he vowed in matric to never become actively involved in politics. He then became the chairperson of the party’s research committee and in 2015, he became the provincial leader in the Northern Cape.

He is married and has five children.