Francois Beukman
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Francois Beukman | |
|---|---|
 Beukman in 2019 | |
| Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police | |
| In office 24 June 2014 – 7 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Annelize van Wyk |
| Succeeded by | Tina Joemat-Pettersson |
| Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts | |
| In office 5 March 2002 – 30 September 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Gavin Woods |
| Succeeded by | Themba Godi |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019 | |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 or 1966 (age 59–60) |
| Party | African National Congress (2005–present) |
| Other political affiliations | New National Party (Until 2005) |
| Education | Paarl Boys' High School |
| Alma mater | University of Stellenbosch (MA) University of South Africa (B.Proc, LLB) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Francois Beukman is a South African attorney and former politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 1999 to 2009 and again from 2014 to 2019.
He was first elected to Parliament as a member of the now-defunct New National Party in 1999 and served as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts from 2001 to 2004. Beukman joined the African National Congress in 2005 when the NNP merged into it. After leaving parliament in 2009, he served as executive director of the Independent Complaints Directorate from 2009 until 2012. Beukman was elected back to the National Assembly in 2014 and was appointed to chair the Portfolio Committee on Police. He left Parliament in 2019.
Beukman matriculated from Paarl Boys' High School in 1983 before going on to study at the University of Stellenbosch from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Public Administration in 1986, an Honours degree in Political Science in 1989 and a Master of Arts in Political Science and Government in 1990.[1] Beukman earned an BProc Law degree in 1996 and a Bachelor of Laws in 2006, both degrees from the University of South Africa.[2] In 1997, Beukman was admitted as an attorney.[1]
Early career
Beukman was a senior constitutional planner in the Department of Constitutional Development during the multiparty negotiation process.[3] He was a representative of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in Cape Town during the final two years of the Constitutional Assembly. He left the department in 1995, proceeding to work for the private sector and law firms, and was the director of a law firm.[3]