Kosie Pretorius

Jacobus Willem Francois Pretorius, commonly known as Kosie Pretorius (5 September 1935 – 14 July 2017), was a Namibian politician. He was the Chairman of the Monitor Action Group party, which mainly represents conservative white Namibians, and was a member of the National Assembly of Namibia from 1990 to 2005.

Early life and education Pretorius was born in Swakopmund, Erongo Region. He earned his B.A. and M.A. from what was then the University of the Orange Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa now known as the University of the Free State in 1956 and 1959, respectively.

Post-independence Following independence in March 1990, Pretorius was a member of the National Assembly from 1990 to 2005. He initially represented the ACN in the National Assembly, but became the chairman of a new party, Monitor Action Group (MAG), in 1991.

MAG announced on 2 December 2004 that Pretorius would leave the National Assembly in March 2005 and be replaced by Jurie Viljoen. Pretorius said that he would advise Viljoen and would remain the Chairman of MAG. According to Pretorius, this decision was difficult, but he felt it was necessary to train someone younger to represent the party in the National Assembly, and because the party held only one seat he had to step aside to make this possible.

He penned a regular column in the Windhoek Observer called "Parliamentary Potholes".

Death Pretorius died on the morning of 14 July 2017 at Walvis Bay, where he has lived since retiring from active politics. He is survived by his wife, his four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.