Leon Louw
Leon Louw | |
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Louw speaking at a Mont Pelerin Society event in London in 2002. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1948 Krugersdorp, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa |
| Spouse | Frances Kendall |
| Children | Justine Louw Camilla Louw Katherine Louw |
| Alma mater | UNISA |
| Profession | Attorney, activist, executive director |
Leon Louw is a South African intellectual, author, speaker and policy advisor. He is the cofounder and former executive director of the Free Market Foundation, a nonprofit organisation ranked at number 123 in a CEOWorld's 2017 list of the most influential think-tanks in the world. He is a regularly featured speaker and writer in South African and international media. He has addressed many prominent organisations, including the US Congress hearings on apartheid, the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, the Hoover Institute, and the United Nations.