Natalia ǀGoagoses
Natalia ǀGoagoses | |
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Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation | |
Assumed office 12 September 2023 | |
President | Hage Geingob Nangolo Mbumba |
Prime Minister | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila |
Preceded by | Veno Kauaria |
Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development | |
In office 21 April 2021 – 12 September 2023 | |
Preceded by | Derek Klazen |
Succeeded by | Eveline !Nawases-Tayele |
Personal details | |
Born | Outjo, South West Africa (now Namibia) | 21 January 1962
Occupation | Politician |
Natalia ǀGoagoses (born 21 January 1962) is a Namibian politician who has been a member of the National Assembly for SWAPO since 2020. Since 2023, she has served as Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation. She was also the deputy minister in the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development from April 2021 to September 2023.
Biography
[edit]ǀGoagoses was born in Outjo on 21 January 1962.[1] She holds a Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) and a Master of Education (M. Ed.). She has worked as a teacher, education inspector, education director and, from 2013, head of the Erongo Regional Council.[1][2] In January 2020, she was appointed Deputy Chair of the Council for National Heritage.[3]
In March 2020, President Hage Geingob appointed ǀGoagoses as a non-voting member of the National Assembly.[4] On 21 April 2021, she was appointed deputy minister in the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development when her predecessor Derek Klazen moved to the Fisheries Ministry as minister.[1][5] On 12 September 2023, in a cabinet reshuffle, ǀGoagoses was appointed Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Goagoses, Natalia". Namibian Parliament. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Nathalia /Goagoses heads Erongo Regional Council". The Namibian. 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ Okeri Ngutjinazo (2020-01-24). "New Heritage Council board announced". The Namibian. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ Hage Geingob (2020-03-22). "President Hage G. Geingob appoints the following persons as members of the National Assembly (Press release)". The Presidency. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ Kuzeeko Tjitemisa (2021-04-22). "Geingob shuffles his pack … Kapofi gets defence, Klazen promoted". New Era. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ Petersen, Shelleygan (12 September 2023). "Geingob reshuffles deputy ministers, sacks Kashikola". The Namibian. Only online edition.
External links
[edit]- 1962 births
- Living people
- Women government ministers of Namibia
- People from Kunene Region
- SWAPO politicians
- 20th-century Namibian women politicians
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- 21st-century Namibian women politicians
- 21st-century Namibian politicians
- Women members of the National Assembly (Namibia)
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