Denis Norman
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Published : January 18, 2017
| Last modified on July 4th, 2017 at 2:20 pm
Denis Norman is an English-born former Zimbabwean farmer and politician
He was born on March 26 1931 in Chalgrove, England.
Education:
All Saints School, Bloxham, United Kingdom
Career:
Denis Norman was a farmer in England until 1953 when he travelled to Zimbabwe. He had a long farming and political career in Zimbabwe.
- Farm assistant Matepatepa (1953-56)
- Farm manager Umvukwes (1956-59)
- Acquired his own farm in Karoi in (1959)
- Member of Intensive Conservation Area (ICA) Karoi (1960-66)
- Chairman of ICA Committee (1964-66)
- Vice Chairman, Karoi Farmers Association (1967-70)
- Member Rhodesian Grain Producers Association (1968)
- Vice Chairman and later Chairman of Rhodesia Grain Producers Association 1968
- Vice President Rhodesia National Farmers Union (1976-78)
- President National Farmers Association (1978)
- President Commercial Farmers Union (1979-80)
- Elected Senator and then Appointed Minister Of Agriculture (1980)
- Minister of Transport and Power (1990-1997)
He left Zimbabwe in 2003 for Sussex, Engalnd where he lives today.
