For the South African politician, see Leon Louw (politician).
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Leon Louw
Louw speaking at a Mont Pelerin Society event in London in 2002.
Personal details
Born
(1948-03-18) 18 March 1948 (age 76) 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.[1] He is the executive director and cofounder of the Free Market Foundation, a nonprofit organisation ranked at number 123 in a CEOWorld's 2017 list[2] of the most influential think-tanks in the world.[3] He is a regularly featured speaker and writer in South African and international media. He has addressed many prominent organisations,[4] including the US Congress hearings on apartheid, the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, the Hoover Institute, and the United Nations.[5]
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