Minister: Urban & Rural Development

SWAPO Party
Legislative Profile Member of the National Assembly; Minister of Sport, Youth and National Services  since February 2018; Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration, (2015 -2018); Member of the National Assembly, Deputy Minister of Safety and Security, (2010 – 2015)
Personal Born on 29 January 1961, Omatando, Oshana Region
Education Third Year Student; Bachelor of Marketing; Polytechnic of Namibia (2015); Diploma in Police Science, Polytechnic of Namibia (2002); Certificate in Political Science, Institute of Political Science, Moscow, Soviet Union (1991); Diploma in Office Management; College of Professional Management, Britain (1995); Certificate in Marketing, Polytechnic of Namibia (2014); Photo Journalism, Lusaka, Zambia (1982 – 1983); Grade 12 Certificate, Namibia (1996); Secondary Education 1 – 3, Ombalantu Secondary School, (1977 – 1979); Primary Education Standard 1 – 6 Form, (1970 – 1976).
Career Swapo Party Regional Coordinator, Oshana Region (1998 – 2010); Swapo Party Regional Mobiliser Oshana Region (1993 – 1998); Swapo Party Oshakati District Mobiliser in Oshana Region (1992 – 1993); Ex – Combatant Representatives in Oshana Region, (1995 – 1996); Reporter and Photographer, Namibia Today (Swapo a bi-weekly newspaper) in Oshakati, (1989 – 1991); Photographer for Namibia Today (Swapo monthly organ) in Lubango, Angola (1985 – 1989); Commander, First Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Lubango Angola; Joined People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) (1979); Military Training (6 month) Tobias Hainyeko Military Training Centre Lubango, Angola (1979).
Legislative Interests Legal; ICT; Trade; Urban and Rural Development Issues.