David Coltart Politician

David Coltart (born 4 October 1957) is a Zimbabwean lawyer, Christian leader and politician. He was a founding member of the Movement for Democratic Change when it was established in 1999 and its founding Secretary for Legal Affairs. He was the Member of Parliament for Bulawayo South in the House of Assembly from 2000 to 2008, and he was elected to the Senate in 2008. He is the Legal Secretary for the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change led by Welshman Ncube. He was the Minister for Education, Sport, Arts and Culture from February 2009 until August 2013.

Personal facts

David Coltart
Birth dateOctober 04, 1957
Birth place
Zimbabwe , Gweru , Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Education
University of Cape Town

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Office holder

office
Senator for Khumalo
Minister of Education Sport and Culture of Zimbabwe
party
Movement for Democratic Change – Ncube
prime minister
region
Bulawayo South
successor
Eddie Cross

David Coltart on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/8837935.stm
  2. http://www.davidcoltart.com
  3. http://www.parlzim.gov.zw
  4. http://www.zwnews.com/issuefull.cfm?ArticleID=108