Erastus Uutoni
The Honourable Erastus A. Uutoni | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Elia Kaiyamo |
| Deputy Minister of Safety and Security | |
| In office 21 March 2010 – 20 March 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Nahas Angula Hage Geingob |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Kashikolo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1961 |
| Nationality | Namibian |
| Political party | SWAPO |
Erastus Amutenya Uutoni (born 29 January 1961) is a Namibian politician who has served in the Cabinet of Namibia since March 2010. He was Deputy Minister of Safety and Security from 2010 until 2015, and is Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration since 2015.[1] A member of SWAPO, Uutoni was Deputy Mayor of Ongwediva from 1995-1997 and was elected as the Mayor of Ongwediva in May 1998 - 2010. He was also elected as President of the Local Authorities Mayors Forum in Namibia in 2006-2010.[2] He was a SWAPO Party Region Coordinator in Oshana Region (1998-2010), a SWAPO Party Regional Mobiliser (1993-1998) and SWAPO Party District Mobilizer (1992-1993) of the Oshana Region. In 2009, Uutoni was selected for the SWAPO list for the National Assembly of Namibia for the 2009 general election.[3]
Uutoni is a former People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) combatant. He underwent training in Angolan exile in Lubango and worked as a section commander at the PLAN's First Mechanized Infantry Brigade in 1980. Thereafter he worked as photographer for Namibia Today a SWAPO Monthly organ in Lubango/Angola from 1985-1989. In 1989-1991, he worked as a Reporter and Photographer for Namibia Today a SWAPO bio-weekly newspaper in Oshakati. He was also the Ex-Combatant representative of the Oshana Region in 1995-1996. He holds a Diploma in Police Science and a Certificate in Marketing, both from the Namibia University of Science and Technology in Windhoek , as well as a Certificate in Political Science from the Institute of Political Science in Moscow. He also received training in office management and in photojournalism, and has worked for Namibia Today.[4]
References
- ^ Immanuel, Shinovene; Mongudhi, Tileni (20 March 2015). "Costly Democracy". The Namibian. p. 1–2.
- ^ Ongwediva Town Council Councillors
- ^ The Swapo Party's Electoral List, The Namibian via AllAfrica.com, 4 September 2009
- ^ "Know Your MPs. Erastus Amutenya Uutoni (Swapo)". New Era. 24 June 2016. p. 4.
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