Saara Kuugongelwa
Prime Minister of Namibia
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 12 October 1967) is a Namibian politician. She has been the fifth Prime Minister of Namibia since 21 March 2015. She is a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). She has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 1995 and was Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2015.[1][2] She is the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Namibia.
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila MP | |
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5th Prime Minister of Namibia | |
Assumed office 21 March 2015 | |
President | Hage Geingob Nangolo Mbumba (acting) |
Preceded by | Hage Geingob |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 2003 – 21 March 2015 | |
President | Sam Nujoma Hifikepunye Pohamba Hage Geingob |
Preceded by | Nangolo Mbumba |
Succeeded by | Calle Schlettwein |
Director General of the National Planning Commission of Namibia | |
In office 1995–2003 | |
President | Sam Nujoma |
Succeeded by | Immanuel Ngatjizeko |
Personal details | |
Born | Otamanzi, South West Africa (now Namibia) | 12 October 1967
Political party | SWAPO |
Alma mater | Lincoln University, Pennsylvania |
References
change- ↑ Graham Hopwood:Who's Who, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Saara - Swapo Namibian Institute for Democracy Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Profile: Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila". New Era. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2018.