He was born on March 26 1931 in Chalgrove, England.

Education:
All Saints School, Bloxham, United Kingdom

Career:
Denis Norman was a farmer in England until 1953 when he travelled to Zimbabwe. He had a long farming and political career in Zimbabwe.

  • Farm assistant Matepatepa (1953-56)
  • Farm manager Umvukwes (1956-59)
  • Acquired his own farm in Karoi in (1959)
  • Member of Intensive Conservation Area (ICA) Karoi (1960-66)
  • Chairman of ICA Committee (1964-66)
  • Vice Chairman, Karoi Farmers Association (1967-70)
  • Member Rhodesian Grain Producers Association (1968)
  • Vice Chairman and later Chairman of Rhodesia Grain Producers Association 1968
  • Vice President Rhodesia National Farmers Union (1976-78)
  • President National Farmers Association (1978)
  • President Commercial Farmers Union (1979-80)
  • Elected Senator and then Appointed Minister Of Agriculture (1980)
  • Minister of Transport and Power (1990-1997)

He left Zimbabwe in 2003 for Sussex, Engalnd where he lives today.