Facts: - leader: helen zille - order: shadow of trade and industry minister of public service and administration shadow minister - successor: joe mcgluwa tim harris - party: democratic alliance - predecessor: sej motau anchen dreyer - office: shadow minister of economic development - term end: 2014 2009 - term start: 2014 2012 - name: kobus marais - nationality: south african - image: kobus-marais . jpg - birth place: worcester , western cape Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kobus marais .
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kobus marais is a south african politician , currently a member of parliament with the democratic alliance , and the current shadow minister of economic development .