Gillion Bosman

Gillion Bosman (born 1987/88) is a South African politician serving as both the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Social Development and the Petitions Committee in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since June 2019. He became a member of the provincial parliament in May 2019 following the 2019 general election. He had formerly served as a municipal councillor of the City of Cape Town from August 2016 to May 2019. Bosman is a member of the governing Democratic Alliance.

Life and career Bosman was born on the Cape Flats in Cape Town. He studied at the University of Cape Town where he obtained a degree in political science and public administration. He currently resides in Wynberg. In 2014, he was selected to be part of the inaugural class of the Young African Leadership Initiative Washington Fellowship Programme. He worked as the Executive Director for Youth End Poverty until 2016. He was assigned to ward 13 and ward 71. In June 2019, he was elected chairperson of both the Standing Committee on Social Development and the Petitions Committee by the respective committees.