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The Honourable
Erastus A. Uutoni
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration
Assumed office
21 March 2015
Preceded byElia Kaiyamo
Deputy Minister of Safety and Security
In office
21 March 2010 – 20 March 2015
Prime MinisterNahas Angula
Hage Geingob
Succeeded byDaniel Kashikola
Personal details
Born29 January 1961
Omatando near Ongwediva
NationalityNamibian
Political partySWAPO

Erastus Amutenya Uutoni (born 29 January 1961 in Omatando near Ongwediva) 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 first elected as the Mayor of Ongwediva in May 1998.[2] In 2009, Uutoni was selected for the SWAPO list for the National Assembly of Namibia for the 2009 general election.[3][4]

Uutoni is a former People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) combatant. He underwent training in Angolan exile in Lubango and thereafter worked as a unit commander at the PLAN's First Mechanized Infantry Brigade. 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.[5]

References

  1. ^ Immanuel, Shinovene; Mongudhi, Tileni (20 March 2015). "Costly Democracy". The Namibian. p. 1–2.
  2. ^ Ongwediva Town Council Councillors Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ The Swapo Party's Electoral List, The Namibian via AllAfrica.com, 4 September 2009
  4. ^ "Uutoni Amutenya Erastus". Parliament of Namibia. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Know Your MPs. Erastus Amutenya Uutoni (Swapo)". New Era. 24 June 2016. p. 4.