From 2007 to 2009, he served as the North West's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Agriculture, Conservation and Environment under Premier Edna Molewa.
He served in his seat until 1997, when he resigned to join the ANC caucus in the North West Provincial Legislature.
[3] In June 2007, he joined the North West Executive Council when Premier Molewa appointed him as MEC for Agriculture, Conservation and Environment.
He succeeded Mandlenkosi Mayisela, who had controversially been fired, and the Mail & Guardian that his appointment caused tensions in the provincial leadership of the ANC, which felt that Molewa had not sufficiently consulted them before making the announcement.
Woolworths, a major chain grocery, announced that Boskop would no longer be its egg supplier,[5] and the South African Poultry Association suspended the farm's membership pending further inquiry.