John Alfred Landau (born 21 January 1930) is a former Rhodesian and Zimbabwean politician. He was also active in scouting, including serving as the Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Rhodesia.

Political career

Born in Bulawayo, into a prominent Jewish family, Landau served as a Rhodesian Front and Republican Front MP and whip, until resigning from the party in 1982. He was a deputy minister until being dismissed by Robert Mugabe in 1985.https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/07/15/Crackdown-on-white-farmers-in-Zimbabwe/8928490248000/

Scouting

In 1966, Landau was the President of the Rhodesian Baseball and Softball League. In 1972, Landau was the manager of the Rhodesian Baseball team that competed in South Africa's inter-provincial tournament. In 1975, he was head of the Rhodesian contingent at the

14th World Scout Jamboree The 14th World Scout Jamboree was held from 29 July to 7 August 1975, and was hosted by Norway at Lillehammer, on the shore of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river. King Olav V and Crown Prince Harald opened "Nordjamb '75", as it became popularly ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. He was the Chief Scout of Rhodesia while holding parliamentary office, and played a role in the

transitional government A provisional government, also called an interim government, an emergency government, a transitional government or provisional leadership, is a temporary government formed to manage a period of transition, often following state collapse, revoluti ...

. In 2005, he was a member of the

World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organization in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922. It has 176 members. ...

African Scout Committee for Honors. In 1992, Landau was awarded the 222nd ''

Bronze Wolf The Bronze Wolf Award is an award presented by the World Organization of the Scout Movement for outstanding service by an individual to the Scout Movement. Just over 400 people have received the Bronze Wolf since its creation in 1935. WOSM has r ...

'', the only distinction of the WOSM, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.

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* Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award Scouting and Guiding in Zimbabwe Rhodesian politicians ZANU–PF politicians White Rhodesian people White Zimbabwean politicians Members of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe 20th-century Zimbabwean politicians Living people 1930 births Rhodesian Jews Zimbabwean Jews Rhodesian Front politicians Members of the Parliament of Rhodesia People from Bulawayo {{Zimbabwe-bio-stub