Coetzee Bester

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
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyNational Party
Alma materUniversity 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
  1. "Members of the National Assembly". Parliament of South Africa. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 28 June 1998. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. "Minutes of proceedings of the Constitutional Assembly" (PDF). Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. 24 May 1994. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. "African Chapter". I-C-I-E. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. "Jacob Zuma's koeksuster diplomacy kicks in". The Mail & Guardian. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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