David Coltart

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Coltart
Occupation	Lawyer
Date Of Birth	Oct 4, 1957(1957-10-04)
Age	67
Birthplace	Gweru
Country	Zimbabwe
Birth City	Midlands Province
Horoscope	Libra

David Coltart Biography

David Coltart is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on October 4, 1957 in Gweru, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe.

David Coltart (born 4 October 1957) is a Zimbabwean lawyer, Christian leader and politician. He was a founding member of the Movement for Democratic Change when it was established in 1999 and its founding Secretary for Legal Affairs. He was the Member of Parliament for Bulawayo South in the House of Assembly from 2000 to 2008, and he was elected to the Senate in 2008. He is the Legal Secretary for the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change led by Welshman Ncube. He was the Minister for Education, Sport, Arts and Culture from February 2009 until August 2013.

After this, Coltart enrolled at the University of Cape Town in 1978. At UCT he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Law as well as his LLB (post-graduate law degree). While at UCT Coltart first became involved in politics when he was elected as Chairman of the Zimbabwe Students’ Society. In 1981 he was threatened with deportation by the then apartheid government who did not like his activities promoting the new independent Zimbabwe. Shortly after this, Coltart received a telegram from then Prime Minister Robert Mugabe stating the new Zimbabwe government’s commitment to building a multiracial society and encouraging Coltart to return home after his studies. Whilst at university, Coltart was also elected to serve on the Law Students’ Council and was director of the Crossroads Legal Aid clinic, which provided services to indigent black South Africans.

David Coltart Net Worth

David Coltart is one of the richest Lawyer from Zimbabwe. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Coltart 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Coltart was born in Gwelo, Midlands Province, in the former Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. He was born an only child to a Scottish bank manager father and a South African nurse mother. His mother was the descendant of British settlers who settled in the Eastern Cape of South Africa in 1820. His Scottish grandfather was Deputy Lord Provost of Edinburgh in 1938. When Coltart was a young child the family relocated to Bulawayo. He was educated at Hillside Primary School followed by Christian Brothers College, a Catholic private school run by the Irish Christian Brothers, in Bulawayo. After matriculation, rather than do conscripted military service (as was required of all white male Rhodesians at the time) he successfully applied and was accepted to join the BSAP and served from October 1977 to Jan 1978. He left the BSAP by purchasing the remaining balance of his initial 3 year contract. He did general duties in Mashonaland, Matabeleland South, and Victoria provinces (Victoria became Masvingo province in 1980).

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As a partner of Webb, Low and Barry, Coltart handled many human rights cases relating to the Gukurahundi genocide in Matabeleland between 1983 and 1987. In 1986, Coltart authored a detailed report concerning human rights abuses in Matabeleland during 1985, which was submitted to the Minister of Justice and the Governor of Matabeleland North. During this time, Coltart represented various opposition PF ZAPU Central Committee members detained by the ZANU PF government, including Sidney Malunga, Edward Ndlovu and Stephen Nkomo (brother of ZAPU leader Joshua Nkomo).

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David Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Zimbabwe. David Coltart celebrates birthday on October 4 of every year.

In 1987 Coltart founded the Bulawayo Legal Projects Centre, a legal aid clinic, and was its Director until 1997. Prior to this he established a Legal Advice Centre in Bulawayo, with the help of the Bulawayo Association of Legal Practitioners.